How to say “wheel” in Chinese
wheel; round; take turns
“Wheel” in Chinese is 轮, lún: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
轮 is read lún. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 车 “cart”: a wheel. On the right, 仑 lún hints at the reading, as it also does in 论 lùn.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “轮”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 轮. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 港口里停着三艘轮船。gǎngkǒulitíngzhesānsōulúnchuánThree ships are docked in the port.
- 箱子的一个轮子坏了xiāngzideyígelúnzihuàileOne of the suitcase's wheels is broken.
- 这艘轮船明天早上抵达港口zhèsōulúnchuánmíngtiānzǎoshangdǐdágǎngkǒuThis ship will arrive in port tomorrow morning.
- 我们三个人轮流做饭wǒmensāngerénlúnliúzuòfànThe three of us take turns cooking.
- 我们轮流做饭吧wǒmenlúnliúzuòfànbaLet's take turns cooking.
- 我们轮流照顾奶奶wǒmenlúnliúzhàogùnǎinaiWe take turns looking after Grandma.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Rounds, laps and a whole series”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wheel” in Chinese?
“Wheel” in Chinese is 轮, pinyin lún.
What does 轮 mean?
轮 (lún) means “wheel; round; take turns”.
How do you write 轮?
轮 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 轮?
轮 is read lún. Tones: lún — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“wheel” in the lesson “Rounds, laps and a whole series”
This word is from the topic “Amounts and degrees” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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