轴

zhóu · zhou/zhòu · zhou

Traditional 軸

Meaning

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zhóu 軸

  1. axis
  2. axle
  3. spool (for thread)
  4. roller (for scrolls)
  5. classifier for calligraphy rolls etc

zhòu 軸

  1. see 壓軸戲 / 压轴戏 (yā zhòu xì)
  2. Taiwan pr. [zhóu]

In a sentence

2 examples
01

地(dì)球(qiú)每(měi)二(èr)十(shí)四(sì)小(xiǎo)时(shí)就(jiù)会(huì)绕(rào)轴(zhóu)自(zì)转(zhuàn)一(yì)周(zhōu)。

The earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by ulyssemc1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)轮(lún)子(zi)的(de)轴(zhóu)好(hǎo)像(xiàng)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)弯(wān)了(le)。

The axle of this wheel seems a bit bent.

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