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周转 (zhōu zhuǎn) — (of funds, inventory) to circulate, to turn over; (noun) turnover, circulation

Definition

周转 (zhōu zhuǎn) is the business/finance term for how fast cash or stock 'turns over' — focus on the rate of flow of funds, not the mechanical motion of 转 or 运转. Compare 流通 (general circulation of money/goods) and 流水 (turnover as sales revenue).

verb
(of funds, inventory) to circulateto turn over
noun
turnovercirculation

Examples

  • 周转。
    Gōng sī zuì jìn zī jīn zhōu zhuǎn bǐ jiào jǐn zhāng.
    The company's cash flow has been tight recently.
  • 周转，。
    Zhè jiā chāo shì de huò wù zhōu zhuǎn hěn kuài, suǒ yǐ kù cún gēng xīn hěn pín fán.
    The goods at this supermarket turn over quickly, so inventory is updated frequently.
  • ，周转。
    Rú guǒ méi yǒu é wài de dài kuǎn, wǒ men de zī jīn kě néng huì zhōu zhuǎn bù kāi.
    Without additional loans, our funds may not be able to turn over.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

周zhōucircling
转zhuǎnturn

周 suggests circling and 转 suggests turning, together meaning to circulate or turn over.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The oldest form of 周 drew a jade artifact with carved patterns. It was later borrowed for a place name, so an extra mark was added to distinguish it.

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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.

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