Chinese word

轮休

Pronunciation

Pinyinlún xiū

Meaning

  • verbtake turns taking time off

Example

这个月我们要轮休两天。zhè ge yuè wǒ men yào lún xiū liǎng tiān

This month, we will take turns taking two days off.

Illustration for 轮休 (take turns taking time off)

More examples

我们小组每隔三天要轮休一天。wǒ men xiáo zǔ měi gé sān tiān yào lún xiū yì tiān

Every three days, our group takes turns taking a day off.

Core concept

A team shares its time off in a repeating order instead of stopping together.

Common phrases

  • 轮休一天lún xiū yì tiān

    take one day off in rotation

Similar words

轮流lún liú: Let people perform the same action in turn.
轮班lún bān: Cover work periods in rotation, with each person taking a scheduled shift.
交替jiāo tì: Alternate in performing a duty, with each person taking over in sequence.

Definition in Chinese

在排班或团队中按照顺序让成员依次休假或停工。zài pái bān huò tuán duì zhōng àn zhào shùn xù ràng chéng yuán yī cì xiū jià huò tíng gōng

Word origin

轮 (lún, "wheel") + 休 (xiū, "rest") combine the image of rest moving around a group in turn.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear "take turns" as a single action by different people, but this word usually belongs to a planned group schedule.

Other meanings

  • rotating days offnoun

Opposites

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