运输 (yùn shū) — to transport; to carry (goods or materials)

Definition

运输 (yùnshū) is the standard verb 'to transport' for goods/materials. 交通 is the noun for the transport system or traffic; 运送 and 输送 are close synonyms, used more for delivering people or items to a destination.

verb

to transportto carry (goods or materials)

Examples

运输。
Zhè xiē huò wù xū yào jǐn kuài yùn shū dào wài dì.
These goods need to be transported to other places as soon as possible.
运输。
Tā men yòng kǎ chē yùn shū jiàn zhù cái liào.
They use trucks to transport building materials.
运输。
Xīn de tiě lù kě yǐ dà dà jiā kuài yùn shū sù dù.
The new railway can greatly speed up transportation.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

运yùncarry

输shūtransport

运 means “carry,” and 输 means “transport,” so together they express transportation.

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 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 →

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 輸; 输 is its simplified writing.

車俞輸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jū

Sound part声符shēngfú

俞

俞yú輸shū

Same sound today

The traditional form 輸 pairs 車 (vehicle) with 俞 for sound; 車 shows the meaning.

Open 输 →