運轉

See also: 運転 and 运转

Chinese

to move; to transport; to use
to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate
 
to revolve; to turn; to circle about
to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift
 
trad. (運轉)
simp. (运转)
anagram 轉運转运

Etymology

Attested in ancient Chinese texts. The sense “to operate” is from Japanese 運轉(うんてん) (unten).

Pronunciation


Verb

運轉

  1. (intransitive) to revolve; to orbit; to turn on an axis
  2. (intransitive) to operate; to run
  3. (of fortune) to turn; to have a lucky break
  4. (intransitive) to take public transport (for traveling or experience)
    Synonym: 遊車河 / 游车河 (Cantonese)

Derived terms

Noun

運轉

  1. revolution; turning on an axis
  2. operation (of a machine); running (of a business)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うん
Grade: 3
てん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

(うん)(てん) • (unten

  1. Kyūjitai form of 運転

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

運轉 • (unjeon) (hangeul 운전)

  1. hanja form? of 운전 (driving)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

運轉

  1. chữ Hán form of vận chuyển (to transport; to deliver; to ship)