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自转

zì zhuàn

2-character word Traditional 自轉

What 自转 means

1. (of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis

The characters in 自转

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer

Example sentences

• 地球为什么会自转呀？
  Why does the Earth spin?
• 地球每二十四小时就会绕轴自转一周。
  Dìqiú měi èrshí sì xiǎoshí jiù huì rào zhóu zìzhuàn yīzhōu.
  The earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours.

Words starting with 自转

• 自转轴zì zhuàn zhóuaxis of rotation

Sounds the same

Read zì zhuàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 自传autobiography