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lún
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 899601)

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Words Containing 轮

前轮
qián lún

front wheel

风水轮流转
fēng shuǐ lún liú zhuàn

fortunes rise and fall

脉轮
mài lún

chakra

三轮车夫
sān lún chē fū

pedicab driver

轮候
lún hòu

to wait one's turn

油轮
yóu lún

tanker (ship)

齿轮
chǐ lún

(machine) gear

轮机
lún jī

engine (of a ship)

第二轮
dì èr lún

second round (of match, or election)

客轮
kè lún

passenger ship

轮台
lún tái

Bügür nahiyisi or Luntai county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

太阳轮
tài yáng lún

solar plexus chakra

俄罗斯轮盘
é luó sī lún pán

Russian roulette

转轮王
zhuǎn lún wáng

Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)

轮台古城
lún tái gǔ chéng

ruins of Luntai city, archaeological site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

冰轮
bīng lún

the moon

法轮大法
fǎ lún dà fǎ

another name for 法輪功|法轮功[fǎ lún gōng]

汽轮机
qì lún jī

steam turbine

皇家加勒比海游轮公司
huáng jiā jiā lè bǐ hǎi yóu lún gōng sī

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

江轮
jiāng lún

river steamer

涡轮轴发动机
wō lún zhóu fā dòng jī

turboshaft

扶轮社
fú lún shè

Rotary Club

红轮
hóng lún

the sun

轮种
lún zhòng

rotation of crops

一轮
yī lún

first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)

巨轮
jù lún

large ship

二轮
èr lún

second round (of a match or election)

轮滑
lún huá

roller skating

轮子
lún zi

wheel

轮训
lún xùn

training in rotation

美轮美奂
měi lún měi huàn

(of houses, scenery etc) magnificent (idiom)

顶轮
dǐng lún

sahasrāra or sahasrara, the crown or fontanel chakra 查克拉, residing at the top of the skull

三轮车
sān lún chē

pedicab

飞轮
fēi lún

flywheel

登轮
dēng lún

to board a ship

喉轮
hóu lún

viśuddha or visuddha, the throat chakra 查克拉, residing in the neck

轮作
lún zuò

rotation of crops (to preserve fertility of soil)

燃气轮机
rán qì lún jī

gas turbine

轮替
lún tì

to take turns; to follow a rotating schedule

办公桌轮用
bàn gōng zhuō lún yòng

hot-desking

轮廓鲜明
lún kuò xiān míng

sharp image

二轮片
èr lún piàn

second-run movie

轮换
lún huàn

to rotate; to take turns

偏三轮摩托车
piān sān lún mó tuō chē

motorbike with sidecar

赛轮思
sài lún sī

Cerence, US company providing AI-based automotive assistants

滑轮
huá lún

block and tackle

风火轮
fēng huǒ lún

(Daoism) a magical pair of wheels on which one can stand to ride at great speed, used by Nezha 哪吒[né zha]

轮唱
lún chàng

round (music)

轮牧
lún mù

rotation grazing

轮船
lún chuán

steamship; steamer; steamboat

轮奸
lún jiān

to gang rape

轮到
lún dào

to be (sb's or sth's) turn

眉心轮
méi xīn lún

ājñā or ajna, the brow or third eye chakra 查克拉, residing in the forehead

链轮
liàn lún

sprocket

汽轮发电机
qì lún fā diàn jī

steam turbine electric generator

黑轮
hēi lún

oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth

轮转
lún zhuàn

to rotate

轮廓
lún kuò

an outline

轮胎
lún tāi

tire; pneumatic tire

歌诗达邮轮
gē shī dá yóu lún

Costa Cruises (brand)

轮休
lún xiū

to take holidays in rotation

年轮
nián lún

annual ring

摩天轮
mó tiān lún

Ferris wheel

转轮圣王
zhuàn lún shèng wáng

Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)

全轮驱动
quán lún qū dòng

all-wheel drive

车轮子
chē lún zi

wheel

法轮常转
fǎ lún cháng zhuàn

the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything

轮流
lún liú

to alternate; to take turns

轮机手
lún jī shǒu

helmsman

轮值
lún zhí

to take turns on duty

纺轮
fǎng lún

spinning wheel

心轮
xīn lún

anāhata or anahata, the heart chakra 查克拉, residing in the chest

车轮
chē lún

wheel

齿轮传动
chǐ lún chuán dòng

gear drive

香轮宝骑
xiāng lún bǎo qí

magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle

叶轮机械
yè lún jī xiè

turbomachine

转轮手枪
zhuàn lún shǒu qiāng

revolver (handgun)

轮齿
lún chǐ

tooth of cog wheel

轮毂罩
lún gǔ zhào

hubcap

水轮
shuǐ lún

waterwheel

导轮
dǎo lún

guide pulley

眉间轮
méi jiān lún

ājñā or ajna, the brow or third eye chakra 查克拉, residing in the forehead

齿轮箱
chǐ lún xiāng

gearbox

脚轮
jiǎo lún

caster (attached to the bottom of furniture, trolleys etc)

涡轮喷气发动机
wō lún pēn qì fā dòng jī

turbojet

法轮
fǎ lún

the Eternal Wheel of life in Buddhism

车轮饼
chē lún bǐng

imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings)

轮询
lún xún

to poll

拖轮
tuō lún

tugboat

胶轮
jiāo lún

pneumatic tire

声调轮廓
shēng diào lún kuò

tone contour

轮次
lún cì

in turn

轮状病毒
lún zhuàng bìng dú

rotavirus

叶轮
yè lún

turbine wheel

左轮手枪
zuǒ lún shǒu qiāng

revolver

迈凯轮
mài kǎi lún

McLaren

色轮
sè lún

color wheel

摆轮
bǎi lún

balance (of a watch or clock)

年轮蛋糕
nián lún dàn gāo

baumkuchen (cake)

轮番
lún fān

in turn

货轮
huò lún

freighter

轮距
lún jù

tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle)

轮轴
lún zhóu

wheel and axle (mechanism)

滚轮
gǔn lún

roller

后轮
hòu lún

rear wheel

首轮
shǒu lún

first round (of a competition etc)

游轮
yóu lún

cruise ship

第一轮
dì yī lún

first round (of match, or election)

渔轮
yú lún

fishing vessel

轮椅
lún yǐ

wheelchair

轮任
lún rèn

rotating appointment (e.g. presidency of EU)

轮台县
lún tái xiàn

Bügür nahiyisi or Luntai county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

轮缘
lún yuán

rim

四轮驱动
sì lún qū dòng

four-wheel drive

丢轮扯炮
diū lún chě pào

(idiom) flustered

轮盘
lún pán

roulette

轮渡
lún dù

ferry

生殖轮
shēng zhí lún

svadhisthana, the navel or libido chakra, residing in the genitals

凸轮轴
tū lún zhóu

camshaft

火轮船
huǒ lún chuán

steamboat

多轮
duō lún

in many stages

轮转机
lún zhuǎn jī

merry-go-round

月轮
yuè lún

full moon

单轮车
dān lún chē

unicycle

小轮车
xiǎo lún chē

BMX (bike)

法轮功
fǎ lún gōng

Falun Gong (Chinese spiritual movement founded in 1992, regarded as a cult by the PRC government)

齿条齿轮
chǐ tiáo chǐ lún

rack and pinion

转轮圣帝
zhuǎn lún shèng dì

chakravarti raja (emperor in Hindu mythology)

转法轮
zhuǎn fǎ lún

to transmit Buddhist teaching

渡轮船
dù lún chuán

ferry ship

差动齿轮
chā dòng chǐ lún

differential gear

轮廓线
lún kuò xiàn

an outline

砂轮
shā lún

grinding wheel

独轮车
dú lún chē

wheelbarrow

锥齿轮
zhuī chǐ lún

pinion gear

足轮
zú lún

foot chakra

渡轮
dù lún

ferry boat

四轮马车
sì lún mǎ chē

chariot

轮回
lún huí

to reincarnate

邮轮
yóu lún

ocean liner

转轮
zhuàn lún

rotating disk

棘轮
jí lún

ratchet

飞轮海
fēi lún hǎi

Fahrenheit, Taiwan pop group, from 2005

轮辐
lún fú

wheel spoke

轮班
lún bān

shift working

班轮
bān lún

regular passenger or cargo ship

四轮定位
sì lún dìng wèi

wheel alignment (automobile maintenance)

轮暴
lún bào

to gang rape

轮指
lún zhǐ

circular finger movement (in playing plucked instrument)

脐轮
qí lún

manipūra or manipura, the solar plexus chakra 查克拉, residing in the upper abdomen

涡轮
wō lún

turbine

轮毂
lún gǔ

wheel hub

海底轮
hǎi dǐ lún

muladhara, the root or Saturn chakra, residing in the coccyx

凸轮
tū lún

cam

轮箍
lún gū

tire

潜水装备拖轮箱
qián shuǐ zhuāng bèi tuō lún xiāng

diving bag

驱动轮
qū dòng lún

drive wheel

风水轮流
fēng shuǐ lún liú

see 風水輪流轉|风水轮流转[fēng shuǐ lún liú zhuàn]