运转

運轉

yùnzhuǎn

verb HSK 7-9 #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 yùnzhuǎn le shínián.

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 měigè 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