Definition
回车 is a verb-object compound (离合词) that literally means 'return the vehicle'. Its two main uses are driving — to turn a vehicle around or make a U-turn — and computing — to press the Enter/Return key on a keyboard. As a separable verb, you can insert measure words, aspect markers, or duration between 回 and 车, as in 回了一次车 ('made a U-turn once') or 回一下车 ('press Enter once'). The computing sense is shorthand for 回车键 but functions as a verb in this construction.
v.o.
(verb-object) to turn a vehicle aroundto make a U-turn(verb-object) to press the Enter/Return key
Examples
- ，。Tā kāi guò le lùkǒu, zhǐhǎo zài qiánmiàn huí le liǎng cì chē.He missed the turn, so he had to make two U-turns up ahead.
- 回车。Nǐ zài zhège kuàng lǐ shūrù wénzì ránhòu huí chē.You enter text in this field and then press Enter.
- ，回车。Qiánmiàn de lù tài zhǎi, sījī juédìng huí chē.The road ahead is too narrow; the driver decided to turn around.
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