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” and “to drive” 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)
  5. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to drive (a vehicle, tank, etc.)

Synonyms

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
For pronunciation and definitions of 運轉 – see the following entry.
運転うんてん
[noun] driving, steering (a vehicle)
[noun] operations (of a public transit organisation)
[verb] to drive
(This term, 運轉, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

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)