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  wan6   jyutping
  yun4   pinyin
[1] [v] move; revolve [2] [v] transport; ship [3] [v] utilise; make use of [4] one's luck; fortune

Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
運 / 运

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This word has been viewed 16758 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  hou2 wan6  hao3 yun4 = good luck
detail  ou3 wan6  ao4 yun4 = the Olympics
detail  hang6 wan6  xing4 yun4 = lucky; good fortune
detail  mui4 wan6  mei2 yun4 = bad luck
detail  wan6 dung6 wui6*2  yun4 dong4 hui4 = sports meet; athletic meeting; games
detail  wan6 dung6 haai4  yun4 dong4 xie2 = sport shoes; sneakers
detail  bun1 wan6  ban1 yun4 = to carry; to transport
detail  wan6 syu1  yun4 shu1 = to transit; to transport
detail  wan6 jung6  yun4 yong4 = to use; to put to use
detail  wan6 dung6 jyun4  yun4 dong4 yuan2 = an athlete
See all 137 compounds (CantoDict reports 151 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 運
detail audio 阿爸阿媽日日晨運
Papa and mama go exercising every morning.
detail 肥仔多啲運動減肥
Fat guys have to do more exercise to lose weight.
detail 豈但年青人愛好運動年紀積極鍛煉身體
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.
detail 佢哋開緊會決定員工命運
They are holding a meeting which would soon decide the fate of thousands of employees.
[The second part of this sentence is a relative clause. The Cantonese clause differs from the English one by omitting the relative pronoun "which". ]
detail 大批物資災區
A great amount of goods have been transported to the disaster area.
[Passive voice can often be expressed without using the passive marker 被 or other similar prepositions, esp for written expressions. ]

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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