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| Pronunciation |
: |
zhuàn |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- to revolve; to turn. (v)
- to walk about. (v)
- classifier for turns: revs; classifier for repeated actions. (measure word)
|
| Radical |
: |
车 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
轉 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
30.4% |
| Notes |
: |
also as zhuǎn |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
Sentences:
| 1. The fan’s broken – it’s not turning round. |
| diàn |
fēng |
shàn |
bèi |
shuāi |
huài |
， |
bù |
zhuàn |
le |
。 |
| 电 |
风 |
扇 |
被 |
摔 |
坏 |
， |
不 |
转 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
| 电风扇 |
: |
fan |
| 被 |
: |
(particle) used to form a set phrase with a passive meaning |
| 摔 |
: |
throw |
| 坏 |
: |
spoil |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 转 |
: |
turn |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
|
| 2. The Moon orbits the Earth. |
| yuè |
liang |
wéi |
zhe |
dì |
qiú |
zhuàn |
。 |
| 月 |
亮 |
围 |
着 |
地 |
球 |
转 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 月亮 |
: |
the Moon |
| 围 |
: |
surround |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 地球 |
: |
the Earth |
| 转 |
: |
to revolve; to turn |
|
| 3. The earth revolves around its axis once every 24 hours. |
| dì |
qiú |
zì |
zhuàn |
yī |
zhōu |
shì |
|
|
xiǎo |
shí |
。 |
| 地 |
球 |
自 |
转 |
一 |
周 |
是 |
2 |
4 |
小 |
时 |
。 |
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|
|
| 地球 |
: |
earth |
| 自转 |
: |
rotation |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 周 |
: |
round |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 小时 |
: |
hour |
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