轮
流

To alternate in Chinese: 轮流 (lún liú)

lún liú

to alternate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 輪流2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to alternate; to take turns

Stroke order

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轮
流

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄨㄣˊ

lún

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧㄡˊ

liú

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

轮流

Simplified

輪流

Traditional

Example sentences

See 轮流 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 让我们轮流写吧。

    ràng wǒ men lún liú xiě ba。

    Let's write in turns.

  • 他们会轮流教课。

    tā men huì lún liú jiào kè。

    They'll be taking turns teaching the class.

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Related words

流

liú

to flow

轮

lún

wheel

交流

jiāo liú

to exchange

流泪

liú lèi

to shed tears

流利

liú lì

fluent

流行

liú xíng

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread

流传

liú chuán

to spread

潮流

cháo liú

tide

轮船

lún chuán

steamship

轮椅

lún yǐ

wheelchair

轮子

lún zi

wheel

流动

liú dòng

to flow

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