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wan6
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[1] [v] move; revolve [2] [v] transport; ship [3] [v] utilise; make use of [4] one's luck; fortune Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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運 / 运 | ||
Don't confuse with: 連 |
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好運 hou2 wan6 = good luck 奧運 ou3 wan6 = the Olympics 幸運 hang6 wan6 = lucky; good fortune 霉運 mui4 wan6 = bad luck 國 運動會 wan6 dung6 wui6*2 = sports meet; athletic meeting; games 運動鞋 wan6 dung6 haai4 = sport shoes; sneakers 搬運 bun1 wan6 = to carry; to transport 運輸 wan6 syu1 = to transit; to transport 運用 wan6 jung6 = to use; to put to use 運動員 wan6 dung6 jyun4 = an athlete See all 137 compounds (CantoDict reports 151 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 5 examples containing 運
豈但年青人愛好運動,就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.
佢哋開緊會﹐好快就會決定數千員工嘅命運。 粵
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". ]
大批物資運往災區。
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. ] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |