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周转

zhōuzhuǎn

to turn over; to circulate; to manage cash flow

A shopkeeper hands coins to a customer as money circulates in a loop
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Characters in this word

周 zhōu

Strokes
8
Radical
口 — mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

转 zhuǎn

Strokes
8
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
车 cart, vehicle 专 concentrated, specialized
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 由于回款延迟,公司只能通过短期贷款维持资金周转。 Yóuyú huíkuǎn yánchí, gōngsī zhǐnéng tōngguò duǎnqī dàikuǎn wéichí zījīn zhōuzhuǎn. Because payments were delayed, the company could only maintain cash flow through short-term loans.
  • 开店需要足够的周转资金,不然进货会很困难。 Kāi diàn xūyào zúgòu de zhōuzhuǎn zījīn, bùrán jìnhuò huì hěn kùnnan. Opening a shop requires enough turnover capital, otherwise stocking goods will be very difficult.
  • 手头紧的时候,他常向朋友借钱周转一下。 Shǒutóu jǐn de shíhou, tā cháng xiàng péngyou jiè qián zhōuzhuǎn yíxià. When money is tight, he often borrows from friends to keep things going for a while.

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