轮流

輪流

lúnliú

adverb HSK 7 #9,486

Meanings

1 to take turns
2 in turn
3 alternately

Characters

wheel; to rotate

to flow; in succession

Examples

我们轮流开车。

Wǒmen lúnliú kāichē.

We take turns driving.

孩子们轮流玩这个玩具。

Háizimen lúnliú wán zhège wánjù.

The children take turns playing with this toy.

大家轮流发言。

Dàjiā lúnliú fāyán.

Everyone spoke in turn.

Tips

memory

轮 is 'wheel' — picture a wheel turning (流 = flow), each spoke getting its turn at the top. That's 轮流: taking turns in a rotating cycle.

Stroke Order

轮 lún

流 liú