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运转

yùn zhuǎn · yun zhuan

Traditional 運轉

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to work
  2. to operate
  3. to revolve
  4. to turn around
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Does the machine work?

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)台(tái)旧(jiù)洗衣机(xǐyījī)还(hái)能(néng)运转(yùnzhuǎn)吗(ma)？

    Does this old washing machine still run?

  2. Liangliang

    能(néng)，运转(yùnzhuǎn)得(de)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，就是(jiùshì)声音(shēngyīn)大(dà)。

    Yes, it runs fine, it is just loud.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，现在(xiànzài)一点(yīdiǎn)声音(shēngyīn)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)。

    Listen, now there is no sound at all.

  4. Liangliang

    是不是(shìbùshì)坏(huài)了(le)？不(bù)运转(yùnzhuǎn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is it broken? It doesn't run any more?

  5. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，你(nǐ)忘(wàng)了(le)按(àn)开始(kāishǐ)。

    No, you forgot to press start.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)人(rén)造(zào)卫(wèi)星(xīng)正(zhèng)在(zài)环(huán)绕(rào)地(dì)球(qiú)运(yùn)转(zhuǎn)。

Today our artificial satellites are revolving around the earth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)台(tái)机(jī)器(qì)已(yǐ)经(jīng)连(lián)续(xù)运(yùn)转(zhuǎn)了(le)十(shí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)。

This machine has been running continuously for ten hours.

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