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Jyutping syun4 zyun2
Pinyin xuán zhuǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to rotate
  2. to revolve
  3. to spin
  4. to whirl
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    圍繞​著​做​圓周​運動​;​轉動
    to rotate; to revolve; to spin
    • 地球圍繞太陽旋轉。
      地球围绕太阳旋转。
      dei6 kau4 wai4 jiu2 taai3 joeng4 syun4 zyun2.
      The earth revolves around the sun.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively, transitive
    to reverse; to transform; to turn around (a state or situation)
  2. verb, Internet, Taiwan
    to patronize; to pull someone's leg
  3. verb, intransitive, usually
    to rotate; to revolve; to gyrate; to spin; to whirl
    (syn.) 骨拢, 骨攏, 滚, 滾
  4. verb, intransitive
    to feel dizzy
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #917
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    地球大约每三百六十五天就会围绕太阳旋转一周。
    地球大約每三百六十五天就會圍繞太陽旋轉一周。
    dì qiú dà yuē měi sān bǎi liù shí wǔ tiān jiù huì wéi rào tài yang xuán zhuǎn yī zhōu 。
    • The earth makes one revolution around the sun in about 365 days.
  2. Mandarin
    因地球与其内部由高温液态金属组成的地核一起高速旋转,形成了覆盖地球整体的磁场。
    因地球與其內部由高温液態金屬組成的地核一起高速旋轉,形成了覆蓋地球整體的磁場。
    yīn dì qiú yǔ qí nèi bù yóu gāo wēn yè tài jīn shǔ zǔ chéng de dì hé yī qǐ gāo sù xuán zhuǎn , xíng chéng le fù gài dì qiú zhěng tǐ de cí chǎng 。
    • The rapid spin of the Earth along with the liquid, hot metallic core causes a magnetic field to surround the Earth.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    地球围绕太阳旋转。
    地球圍繞太陽旋轉。
    dei6 kau4 wai4 jiu2 taai3 joeng4 syun4 zyun2.
    • The earth revolves around the sun.
  2. Cantonese
    好多北欧国家都会装上旋转门,令室内同室外空气隔绝。
    好多北歐國家都會裝上旋轉門,令室內同室外空氣隔絕。
    hou2 do1 bak1 au1 gwok3 gaa1 dou1 wui5 zong1 soeng5 syun4 zyun2 mun4, ling6 sat1 noi6 tung4 sat1 ngoi6 hung1 hei3 gaak3 zyut6.
    • Revolving doors are installed in many Nordic countries as insulation between the indoors and the outdoors.
  3. Cantonese
    高官以旋转门加入某发展商,引发争议。
    高官以旋轉門加入某發展商,引發爭議。
    gou1 gun1 ji5 syun4 zyun2 mun4 gaa1 jap6 mau5 faat3 zin2 soeng1, jan5 faat3 zang1 ji5.
    • A senior official joined a developer via revolving door, which induces controversy.
  4. Cantonese
    快速旋转
    快速旋轉
    faai3 cuk1 syun4 zyun2
    • to revolve at high speed
  5. Cantonese
    旋转木马
    旋轉木馬
    syun4 zyun2 muk6 maa5
    • merry-go-round; carousel
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    旋转餐厅
    旋轉餐廳
    xuán zhuǎn cān tīng
    • revolving restaurant
  2. Mandarin
    请走旋转门。
    請走旋轉門。
    qǐng zǒu xuán zhuǎn mén .
    • Please use the revolving door.