公转 (gōng zhuàn) — revolution (of a celestial body)

Definition

The orbital revolution of a celestial body around another (e.g. 地球公转 around the Sun). Contrast with 自转 (zìzhuàn), which is a body's rotation on its own axis.

noun

revolution (of a celestial body)

Examples

公转。
Dì qiú rào tài yáng gōng zhuàn yì zhōu xū yào yì nián.
It takes one year for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun.
公转。
Huǒ xīng de gōng zhuàn zhōu qī bǐ dì qiú cháng.
Mars has a longer revolution period than Earth.
公转。
Yuè qiú rào dì qiú de gōng zhuàn yùn dòng shì tuǒ yuán xíng de.
The Moon's revolutionary motion around the Earth is elliptical.

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