转动 (zhuàn dòng) — to rotate, to revolve, to turn
Definition
转动 means 'to rotate / turn on an axis' — usually physical motion (a wheel, doorknob). Compared with 旋转 (spinning, often smoother or faster) and 转 zhuǎn (a general turn), it emphasizes rotation around a fixed axis.
verb
to rotateto revolveto turn
Examples
- 转动。Dì qiú rào tài yáng zhuàn dòng yì zhōu xū yào yì nián.It takes a year for the Earth to orbit the Sun.
- 转动。Tā bǎ mén bǎ shǒu xiàng yòu zhuàn dòng le yí xià.He turned the doorknob to the right.
- 转动。Fēng chē zài fēng zhōng bù tíng dì zhuàn dòng.The windmill keeps turning in the wind.
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