周转
Old HSK 6
周转 (zhōuzhuǎn) · cash flow
周转 (zhōuzhuǎn) means “cash flow; turnover; to circulate (funds)”. It is written with 2 characters: 周 (week) + 转 (to turn). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 周转 is built
The characters
周 zhōu · week
What 周 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Border 冂 around land 土 with a well 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
转 zhuǎn · to turn
What 转 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 专zhuān — concentrated
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 车 gives the meaning, 专 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
公司的资金周转出了问题。Gōngsī de zījīn zhōuzhuǎn chū le wèntí.The company has cash-flow problems.
他向朋友借钱周转一下。Tā xiàng péngyou jiè qián zhōuzhuǎn yíxià.He borrowed money from a friend to tide him over.
Questions about 周转
What does 周转 mean?
周转 (zhōuzhuǎn) means “cash flow; turnover; to circulate (funds)”.
How do you pronounce 周转?
周转 is pronounced zhōuzhuǎn.
Which HSK level is 周转?
周转 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 上周shàngzhōulast week
- 下周xià zhōunext week
- 周末zhōumòweekend
- 周年zhōuniánanniversary
- 周围zhōuwéiaround
- 周到zhōudàothoughtful
- 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knows
- 周边zhōubiānsurrounding
- 周密zhōumìthorough
- 周期zhōuqīcycle
Learn 周转 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 241: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.