Chinese Word of the Day

车轮
chē lún

wheel

Definitions

Chinese > English
车轮
1. Simplified form of 車輪
車輪	chēlún
1. n. wheel; car wheel
English > Chinese
wheel
1. 轮
2. 驾驶盘
3. 舵轮
4. 纺车
5. 轮转烟火
6. 活动组织
7. 原动力
8. 旋转
9. 骑脚踏车
10. 轮子
11. 轱
12. 毂
Components
车
1. Variant of 車
2. Variant of 卓
卓	卓
1. tall and erect
2. outstanding; profound; brilliant; lofty
車	jū
1. (Chinese chess) chariot; rook
2. (chess) rook
轮
1. Simplified form of 輪
輪	lún
1. wheel
齒輪 - gear
三輪車 - tricycle
2. Short for 輪船 (steamer; motor ship)
貨輪 - cargo ship
3. edge; rim
4. to take turns
輪班 - to work in shifts
輪到你了。 - It's your turn.
我等咗十幾分鐘都仲未輪到我，真係離晒譜。 - I've waited for over ten minutes now and it's still not my turn; this is ridiculous.
5. (comparing people's ages) a cycle of Chinese zodiac, twelve years
我比他大一輪。 - I'm 12 years older than him.
第二輪談判 - second round of talks
一輪明月 - a bright moon
一輪紅日 - a red sun
6. (slang) Short for 輪姦, to gang-rape
7. n. (Cantonese, finance, in compounds) warrant
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