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 (agriculture) to leave fields fallow in rotation

Examples

Yīyuàn de hùshi shíxíng lúnxiū zhìdù.
The hospital's nurses operate on a rotating day-off system.
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