轮流

輪流

lúnliú

adverb HSK 7-9 #9,486

Meanings

1 to take turns
2 in turn
3 alternately

Characters

wheel; to rotate

to flow; in succession

Examples

HSK 1

我们轮流开车。

Wǒmen lúnliú kāichē.

We take turns driving.

HSK 3

孩子们轮流玩这个玩具。

Háizi men lúnliú wán zhège wánjù.

The children take turns playing with this toy.

HSK 3

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