Chinese word

旋转

Pronunciation

Pinyinxuán zhuǎn

Meaning

  • verbrotate

Example

风扇在旋转，别靠近。fēng shàn zài xuán zhuǎn bié kào jìn

The fan is rotating, so don't go near it.

Illustration for 旋转 (rotate)

More examples

摄像机慢慢地旋转，记录下展厅的全景。shè xiàng jī màn màn dì xuán zhuǎn jì lù xià zhǎn tīng de quán jǐng

The camera slowly rotates and records a panorama of the exhibition hall.

Core concept

A circular change of position or orientation anchored to a central point or line.

Common phrases

  • 屏幕旋转píng mù xuán zhuǎn

    screen rotates

  • 摄像机旋转shè xiàng jī xuán zhuǎn

    camera rotates

  • 镜头旋转jìng tóu xuán zhuǎn

    lens rotates

Similar words

转动zhuǎn dòng: Cause an object or one of its parts to turn around an axis.
转zhuǎn: Turn to face a different direction or make something face one.
转弯zhuǎn wān: Turn at a corner to travel in a new direction.
绕rào: Go around something in a circular path.

Definition in Chinese

表示物体绕固定点或轴线做圆周或自身旋转的动作或过程。biǎo shì wù tǐ rào gù dìng diǎn huò zhóu xiàn zuò yuán zhōu huò zì shēn xuán zhuǎn de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

旋转 (xuánzhuǎn, "rotate") is built from 旋 (xuán, "revolve") and 转 (zhuǎn, "turn"), a compact pairing that highlights movement around an axis.

Usage tips

  • English often uses spin for self-rotation and revolve for movement around another object, whereas Chinese can use one word for both.

Other meanings

  • rotationnoun
  • turnverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 旋转轴xuán zhuàn zhóurotation axisnoun
  • 旋转速度xuán zhuàn sù dùrotation speednoun
  • 旋转中心xuán zhuǎn zhōng xīncenter of rotationnoun

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