Chinese word dictionary

轮换

lúnhuàn · to rotate; to take turns

Practice word

Word information

Simplified轮换

Traditional輪換

Pinyinlúnhuàn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

轮lún

wheel; to turn, to revolve; to recur

换huàn

to change; to exchange, to swap, to trade

How to learn 轮换

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

换huàn

to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)

换乘huànchéng

to change train (plane, bus etc); transfer between modes of transport

更换gēnghuàn

to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)

交换jiāohuàn

to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute

轮lún

wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn

轮船lúnchuán

steamship; steamer; steamboat; CL:艘[sou1]