轮休

輪休
lúnxiū
verb #65,860

Meanings

  1. 1 to take days off in rotation
  2. 2 to stagger time off (employees)
  3. 3 to leave fields fallow in rotation

Examples

HSK 5
Yīyuàn de hùshi shíxíng lúnxiū zhìdù.
The hospital's nurses operate on a rotating day-off system.
HSK 5
Zhè piàn tǔdì jīnnián lúnxiū, míngnián zài zhòng.
This plot of land lies fallow this year and will be planted again next year.

Tips

usage
Two domains share one word: 1) workforce - staff at a hospital/factory/restaurant rotating their off days so the place stays staffed; 2) agriculture - letting a field 轮休 to recover its fertility, similar to crop rotation.

Stroke Order

lún
xiū