旋转

• 拼音: xuán zhuǎn
• 汉字拆解: 旋 = 方 (direction) + 疋 (foot), suggesting circular movement; 转 = 车 (wheel) + 专 (single), meaning to turn

含义

To rotate; to spin; to revolve. Circular movement around an axis or center.

Describes any circular motion: a spinning top, a revolving door, a planet's rotation. Both transitive and intransitive. Related: 转动 (to turn), 旋转门 (revolving door), 自转 (rotation on axis), 公转 (revolution around another body). Also used metaphorically for changing situations.

例句

1. 地球绕着太阳旋转，同时也在自转。
2. 她在冰面上优雅地旋转了三圈。
3. 这扇旋转门坏了，请走旁边的通道。

用法指南

语境: physics, dance, mechanical, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 旋转九十度。(Rotate ninety degrees.)
• 它在不停地旋转。(It keeps spinning.)

错误说法

• 旋转你的头 — 转头多用'转头'或'扭头'，'旋转头'不自然，旋转多用于物体或整体动作

起源与历史

Compound of 旋 (to revolve, return) + 转 (to turn, rotate). Both characters relate to circular movement, creating emphasis.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal