旋转

旋轉

xuánzhuǎn

verb HSK 6 #3,765

Meanings

1 to rotate; to spin; to revolve

Characters

to revolve; to spin; spiral

to turn; to rotate; to change direction

To revolve and turn — spinning around an axis.

Examples

地球围绕太阳旋转。

Dìqiú wéirào tàiyáng xuán zhuǎn.

The Earth revolves around the Sun.

风车在旋转。

Fēngchē zài xuán zhuǎn.

The windmill is spinning.

她在冰上做了一个漂亮的旋转。

Tā zài bīng shàng zuò le yī gè piàoliang de xuán zhuǎn.

She did a beautiful spin on the ice.

旋转门是自动的。

Xuán zhuǎn mén shì zìdòng de.

The revolving door is automatic.

Tips

usage

旋转 is used for any spinning/rotating motion: 旋转木马 (carousel/merry-go-round), 旋转门 (revolving door), 旋转寿司 (conveyor belt sushi). In physics: 自转 (rotation on own axis), 公转 (revolution around another body).

Stroke Order

旋 xuán

转 zhuǎn