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旋转

xuán zhuǎn · xuan zhuan

Traditional 旋轉

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Meaning

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  1. to rotate
  2. to revolve
  3. to spin
  4. to whirl
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Spinning dish

  1. Liangliang

    这张(zhèzhāng)桌子(zhuōzi)的(de)中间(zhōngjiān)可以(kěyǐ)旋转(xuánzhuǎn)。

    The middle of this table can spin.

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)的(de)？我(wǒ)来(lái)转(zhuǎn)一下(yīxià)。

    Really? Let me turn it.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)转(zhuǎn)慢(màn)一点(yīdiǎn)，菜(cài)会(huì)掉(diào)的(de)。

    Turn it more slowly. The dishes will fall.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)慢慢(mànmàn)旋转(xuánzhuǎn)。咦(yí)，鱼(yú)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    OK, I spin it slowly. Huh, where did the fish go?

  5. Liangliang

    它(tā)在(zài)你(nǐ)前面(qiánmiàn)，旋转(xuánzhuǎn)了(le)一圈(yīquān)又(yòu)回来(huílai)了(le)。

    It is in front of you. It spun around and came back.

  6. Dengdeng

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)再(zài)旋转(xuánzhuǎn)一次(yīcì)。

    Great, I will spin it one more time.

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2 examples
01

地(dì)球(qiú)大(dà)约(yuē)每(měi)三(sān)百(bǎi)六(liù)十(shí)五(wǔ)天(tiān)就(jiù)会(huì)围(wéi)绕(rào)太(tài)阳(yáng)旋(xuán)转(zhuǎn)一(yì)周(zhōu)。

The earth makes one revolution around the sun in about 365 days.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)轻(qīng)轻(qīng)旋(xuán)转(zhuǎn)钥(yào)匙(shi)，把(bǎ)门(mén)打(dǎ)开(kāi)了(le)。

He gently turned the key and opened the door.

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