运转

運轉

yùnzhuǎn

verb HSK 7 #6,303

Meanings

1 to operate
2 to run
3 to revolve
4 to function

Characters

to move; to transport

to turn; to revolve

Examples

这台机器已经运转了十年。

Zhè tái jīqì yǐjīng yùnzhuǎnle shí nián.

This machine has been running for ten years.

公司的运转需要每个人的配合。

Gōngsī de yùnzhuǎn xūyào měi gè rén de pèihé.

The operation of a company requires everyone's cooperation.

Tips

usage

运转 is used for both mechanical operations (machines running) and abstract operations (organizations functioning).

Stroke Order

运 yùn

转 zhuǎn