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转运 (zhuǎn yùn) — to transfer cargo, to transship; (of luck) to take a turn for the better, to have a change of fortune

Definition

转运 has two distinct senses: literally, to transfer or transship cargo mid-route; figuratively, for luck to finally turn in your favor after a bad streak.

verb
to transfer cargoto transship(of luck) to take a turn for the betterto have a change of fortune

Examples

  • 转运。
    Zhè pī huò wù xū yào zài shàng hǎi zhuǎn yùn dào chuán shàng.
    This batch of goods needs to be transshipped onto a ship in Shanghai.
  • 转运，。
    Tā zuì jìn zhōng yú zhuǎn yùn le, zhǎo dào le hǎo gōng zuò.
    He finally had a turn of luck recently and found a good job.
  • 转运，。
    Xī wàng míng nián wǒ néng zhuǎn yùn, yí qiè shùn lì.
    I hope I can have a change of fortune next year and everything goes smoothly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

转zhuǎntransfer
运yùntransport

转 means to transfer and 运 means to transport; the two combine for cargo transfer, while the luck sense is a separate extension.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 轉; 转 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcarriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān轉zhuǎn
Same sound today

The traditional form 轉 combines 車, a carriage, with 專 as a sound part; the simplified 转 is a later shorthand.

Open 转 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 運; 运 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòmotion
Sound part声符shēngfú
軍
軍jūn運yùn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 運 combines 辵, meaning motion, with 軍 to give the sound; the simplified 运 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 运 →
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