Chinese word

抡

Pronunciation

Pinyinlūn

Meaning

  • verbswing

Example

他用手臂把木棒抡了起来。tā yòng shǒu bì bǎ mù bàng lūn le qǐ lái

He swung the wooden stick up with his arm.

Illustration for 抡 (swing)

More examples

工地上工人把铁锤抡了下来。gōng dì shàng gōng rén bǎ tiě chuí lūn le xià lái

At the construction site, a worker swung the iron hammer down.

Core concept

An arm or tool drives a held object up and around with force.

Common phrases

  • 把铁锤抡下来bǎ tiě chuí lūn xià lái

    swing down the iron hammer

  • 抡起棍子lūn qǐ gùn zi

    swing a stick up

Similar words

挥huī: Swinging a hand or tool widely to move it through the air.
甩shuǎi: Using the arm to swing something sharply outward and let it fly.
扔rēng: Letting go of an object while throwing it toward a distant place.

Definition in Chinese

用手、胳膊或借助工具把物体抡起并以弧线挥动，动作有明显的力度，常含把物体抡向一侧或向外的意思。yòng shǒu gē bó huò jiè zhù gōng jù bǎ wù tǐ lūn qǐ bìng yǐ hú xiàn huī dòng dòng zuò yǒu míng xiǎn de lì dù cháng hán bǎ wù tǐ lūn xiàng yí cè huò xiàng wài de yì si

Word origin

抡 (lūn, "swing") combines 扌 (shǒu, "hand") with 仑 (lún, "sound cue"), so its written form points to a hand action while 仑 mainly supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • The word suits a marked, energetic action; routine movements such as lifting a cup are normally described with a more neutral verb.

Other meanings

  • swing aroundverb
  • raiseverb

Opposites

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