飞轮 (fēi lún) — (mechanical) flywheel; (bicycle) freewheel, freehub; (exercise) spinning bike, stationary exercise bike used in group classes

Definition

noun
(mechanical) flywheel(bicycle) freewheelfreehub(exercise) spinning bike, stationary exercise bike used in group classes
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 飞轮。
    fēi lún Zài fā dòng jī zhōng qǐ zhe chǔ cún néng liàng de zuò yòng.
    The flywheel stores energy in an engine.
  • 飞轮。
    Zhè liàng zì xíng chē de fēi lún xū yào gēng huàn le.
    The freewheel on this bicycle needs to be replaced.
  • 飞轮。
    Wǒ měi zhōu qù jiàn shēn fáng qí liǎng cì fēi lún.
    I go to the gym to ride the spinning bike twice a week.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

飞fēiflying
轮lúnwheel

'飞' adds the idea of spinning to '轮', naming a wheel that turns freely or stores motion.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飛; 飞 is its simplified writing.

For 飞, the traditional form 飛 pictures a bird flying upwards.

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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 輪; 轮 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcarriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
侖
侖lún輪lún
Same sound today

The traditional form 輪 uses 車, a carriage, and 侖 for the sound; the simplified 轮 is a later shorthand.

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