运输

• Pinyin: yùn shū
• Hanzi breakdown: 运 = 辶 (walk) + 云 (cloud), simplified from 運, meaning 'to transport'; 输 = 车 (vehicle) + 俞 (phonetic), simplified from 輸, meaning 'to transport'

Meaning

To transport; transportation. The process of moving goods or people from one place to another.

Refers to the movement of goods, materials, or people over distances. Used in both verb and noun forms. Common compounds: 运输公司 (transport company), 运输成本 (transport costs), 公共运输 (public transportation).

Examples

1. 这些货物需要通过火车运输。 These goods need to be transported by train.
2. 运输成本是公司最大的开支之一。 Transportation costs are one of the company's biggest expenses.
3. 现代运输让人们的生活更加方便。 Modern transportation has made people's lives more convenient.

Usage Guide

Context: logistics, business, infrastructure

Tone: professional

Do Say

• 这批货物用什么方式运输？(How will these goods be transported?)
• 空运比海运快但运输费用更高。(Air freight is faster than sea freight but costs more.)

Don't Say

• 我运输自己去学校。(Don't use 运输 for personal travel — it's for goods and cargo; use 去 or 坐车去 for personal transportation)

Origin & History

运 (to carry, to transport) + 输 (to transport, to lose). Both characters relate to moving things, forming a compound for transportation.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal