轮转

輪轉

lúnzhuàn

verb #30,931

Meanings

1 to rotate, revolve
2 to take turns; to rotate in shifts

Characters

to revolve, turn

Examples

地球每二十四小时轮转一周。

Dìqiú měi èrshísì xiǎoshí lúnzhuàn yī zhōu.

The Earth makes one rotation every twenty-four hours.

他们三个人轮转值夜班。

Tāmen sān gè rén lúnzhuàn zhí yèbān.

The three of them rotate the night shift.

Tips

usage

轮转 covers both physical rotation (wheels, planets) and personnel rotation (shift work, residency rotations in hospitals). 轮转印刷机 lúnzhuàn yìnshuājī is the standard term for a 'rotary printing press'.

Stroke Order

轮 lún

转 zhuǎn