rotation: Chinese meaning and pinyin · DailyEnglish Marathon

Chinese meaning

自zì转zhuàn;旋xuán转zhuǎn

围wéi绕rào中zhōng心xīn或huò轴zhóu转zhuǎn动dòng

In this story →

地dì球qiú自zì转zhuàn变biàn化huà影yǐng响xiǎng一yī天tiān长cháng度dù

Example

Earth's rotation subtly changes the length of the day.

地dì球qiú的de自zì转zhuàn会huì微wēi妙miào地dì改gǎi变biàn一yī天tiān的de长cháng度dù。

Source: The New York Times · 16 Oct 2026

Background ✎

闰rùn秒miǎo制zhì度dù被bèi正zhèng式shì取qǔ消xiāo:地dì球qiú自zì转zhuàn速sù率lǜ的de细xì微wēi变biàn化huà曾céng导dǎo致zhì一yī天tiān时shí长zhǎng发fā生shēng变biàn化huà,但dàn未wèi来lái很hěn长zhǎng一yī段duàn时shí间jiān里lǐ,我wǒ们men的de时shí钟zhōng将jiāng不bù再zài为wèi此cǐ调tiáo整zhěng。