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轮流

lún liú · lun liu

Traditional 輪流

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to alternate; to take turns
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One bike, two people

  1. Dengdeng

    只有(zhǐyǒu)一辆(yīliàng)自行车(zìxíngchē)，怎么(zěnme)骑(qí)？

    There's only one bike. How do we ride?

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)轮流(lúnliú)骑(qí)吧(ba)。

    Let's take turns riding.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，轮流(lúnliú)的话(dehuà)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)骑(qí)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    OK, if we take turns, I will ride first for ten minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    十分钟(shífēnzhōng)到(dào)了(le)，该(gāi)我(wǒ)骑(qí)了(le)！

    Ten minutes are up. It is my turn!

  5. Dengdeng

    再(zài)骑(qí)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)，下次(xiàcì)我(wǒ)让(ràng)你(nǐ)多(duō)骑(qí)。

    Five more minutes, and next time I'll let you ride more.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)和(hé)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)轮(lún)流(liú)开(kāi)车(chē)。

Tom and I took turns driving the car.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)轮(lún)流(liú)照(zhào)顾(gù)生(shēng)病(bìng)的(de)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)。

We take turns caring for our sick mother.

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