Chinese word

轮子

Pronunciation

Pinyinlún zi

Meaning

  • nounwheel

Example

这个箱子有四个轮子。zhè ge xiāng zi yǒu sì gè lún zi

This suitcase has four wheels.

Illustration for 轮子 (wheel)

More examples

车门旁的轮子卡住了，车门打不开。chē mén páng de lún zi kǎ zhù le chē mén dǎ bù kāi

The wheel next to the car door is stuck, so the door won't open.

Core concept

A weight-bearing circle that turns underneath an object and carries it forward.

Common phrases

  • 坏掉的轮子huài diào de lún zi

    broken wheel

  • 自行车的轮子zì xíng chē de lún zi

    bicycle wheel

  • 换上新的轮子huàn shàng xīn de lún zi

    replace with a new wheel

Similar words

车轮chē lún: A rotating ring-shaped part on a car or bicycle that moves the vehicle along the ground.
轮胎lún tāi: The air-filled or rubber outer part of a wheel that touches the road and absorbs shocks.

Definition in Chinese

用于承受重量并通过转动使物体与地面接触处滚动以移动物体的圆形部件，常见于汽车、自行车、推车、行李箱等下方。yòng yú chéng shòu zhòng liàng bìng tōng guò zhuǎn dòng shǐ wù tǐ yǔ dì miàn jiē chù chù gǔn dòng yǐ yí dòng wù tǐ de yuán xíng bù jiàn cháng jiàn yú qì chē zì xíng chē tuī chē xíng lǐ xiāng děng xià fāng

Word origin

轮子 (lúnzi, "wheel") combines 轮 (lún, "wheel") + 子 (zi, "noun-forming suffix"), making a specific everyday object name from the central idea of a wheel.

Usage tips

  • Chinese nouns do not change form for plural number, so four wheels is expressed with a number and measure word before the noun.

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