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旋轉

简旋转 · 繁旋轉

Mandarin · pinyin xuán zhuǎn

to rotate
to revolve
to spin
to whirl

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旋: xuán · revolve, move in orbit; return
轉: Look up this written character
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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2–3 · xuan2 zhuan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

syun4 zyun2

Cantonese word readings for 旋轉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(usually intransitive) to rotate; to revolve; to gyrate; to spin; to whirl
(intransitive) to feel dizzy
(transitive, figurative) to reverse; to transform; to turn around (a state or situation)
(Taiwan, Internet slang) to patronize; to pull someone's leg

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