Chinese Word: 轴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

轴 (Trad.: 軸)Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 車

Pictophonetic:由 indicates the sound; 车 (wheel) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 车 [ chē ] cart, vehicle; to move in a cart
- 由 [ yóu ] cause, reason; from

Similar Characters: 辎

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Pinyin: zhóu

English Definition:axis; axle; spool (for thread); roller (for scrolls); classifier for calligraphy rolls etc

Chinese Definition:
①穿在轮子中间的圆柱形物件：轴心。轮轴。
②像车轴的用来卷绕东西的圆柱形器物：画轴。卷轴。
③量词，古代用于以轴装成的书卷，现用于缠在轴上的线以及装裱带轴子的字画等：“邺侯家多书，插架三万轴”。两轴丝线。
④纺织机上持经线的工具：杼轴。
⑤枢要的地位：当轴(ａ．当权，官居要职；b．居要职的官)。
⑥数学上指一条直线，周围的点围绕它旋转，或是用它作为确定各点位置的标准：转动轴。坐标轴。

Example Words:

轴心	zhóu xīn	axle; (fig.) central element; key element; axis (alliance of nations)
轴承	zhóu chéng	(mechanical) bearing
轴线	zhóu xiàn	central axis (line)
主轴	zhǔ zhóu	axis; principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc); main axle (of engine)
连轴转	lián zhóu zhuàn	lit. to continuously revolve; to work non-stop; to work around the clock (idiom)

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Pinyin: zhòu

English Definition:see 压轴戏 [ya1 zhou4 xi4]; Taiwan pr. [zhou2]

Chinese Definition:
①见“压轴子”yāzhòzi。

Example Words:

压轴戏	yā zhòu xì	next-to-last item on a program (theater); climax
大轴戏	dà zhòu xì	last item on a program (theater)
压轴好戏	yā zhòu hǎo xì	see 压轴戏

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Example Sentences

1		dāng 当 tā 它 kuài sù 快速 xuán zhuàn shì 旋转式， tā 它 de 的 zhóu 轴 jiù 就 bǎo chí wěn dìng 保持稳定。 When it spins fast, its axis stays steady, stable.
2		dāng 当 tā 它 màn 慢 xià lai 下来 shí 时， tā 它 de 的 zhóu 轴 jiù 就 kāi shǐ 开始 yáo huàng 摇晃， bù 不 wěn dìng 稳定。 ” ní mǔ 尼姆 shuō 说。 As it slows down, its axis starts to wobble - unstable, " Nimmo said.
3		tā men 它们 tōng guò 通过 zhì liàng 质量 rào 绕 zhòu 轴 xuán zhuǎn 旋转 jī xiè 机械 cún chǔ 存储 néng liàng 能量。 They store the energy mechanically by rotating mass around an axis.
4		hǎo 好 de 的 jié guǒ 结果 yīng gāi 应该 zài 在 Y轴 shàng 上 chéng xiàn 呈现 chéng 成 zhú jiàn 逐渐 xiàng shàng 向上。 Good results should go up on the Y axis.
5		yì xiē 一些 chéng yuán 成员 tiáo zhěng 调整 shí jiān zhóu 时间轴， què bǎo 确保 zhōng wén 中文 zì mù 字幕 yǔ 与 yīn guǐ 音轨 tóng bù 同步。 Some coordinate the time axis to ensure Chinese subtitles synchronize with the soundtracks.

More Sentences

1		dāng 当 tā 它 kuài sù 快速 xuán zhuàn shì 旋转式， tā 它 de 的 zhóu 轴 jiù 就 bǎo chí wěn dìng 保持稳定。 When it spins fast, its axis stays steady, stable.
2		dāng 当 tā 它 màn 慢 xià lai 下来 shí 时， tā 它 de 的 zhóu 轴 jiù 就 kāi shǐ 开始 yáo huàng 摇晃， bù 不 wěn dìng 稳定。 ” ní mǔ 尼姆 shuō 说。 As it slows down, its axis starts to wobble - unstable, " Nimmo said.
3		tā men 它们 tōng guò 通过 zhì liàng 质量 rào 绕 zhòu 轴 xuán zhuǎn 旋转 jī xiè 机械 cún chǔ 存储 néng liàng 能量。 They store the energy mechanically by rotating mass around an axis.
4		hǎo 好 de 的 jié guǒ 结果 yīng gāi 应该 zài 在 Y轴 shàng 上 chéng xiàn 呈现 chéng 成 zhú jiàn 逐渐 xiàng shàng 向上。 Good results should go up on the Y axis.
5		yì xiē 一些 chéng yuán 成员 tiáo zhěng 调整 shí jiān zhóu 时间轴， què bǎo 确保 zhōng wén 中文 zì mù 字幕 yǔ 与 yīn guǐ 音轨 tóng bù 同步。 Some coordinate the time axis to ensure Chinese subtitles synchronize with the soundtracks.

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