revolution; orbital motion
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Meanings
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to revolve; to orbit (of a celestial body around another)
Used in astronomy to describe the orbital motion of planets, moons, and other celestial bodies around a primary body (e.g., Earth revolving around the Sun, or the Moon revolving around Earth). Distinguished from 自转 (rotation around one's own axis).
Dì地
qiú球
rào绕
tài太
yáng阳
gōng公
zhuàn转
yī一
zhōu周
xū需
yào要
sān3
bǎi6
liù5
shí天
wǔ6
tiān小
liù时
xiǎo9
shí分
jiǔ1
fēn0
shí秒
。
It takes the Earth 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes, and 10 seconds to complete one revolution around the Sun.
Yuè月
qiú球
rào绕
dì地
qiú球
gōng公
zhuàn转
yī一
zhōu周
de的
shí时
jiān间
dà大
yuē约
shì是
èr2
shí7
qī天
tiān7
qī小
xiǎo时
shí4
sì3
shí分
sān1
fēn1
.
shí5
yì秒
。
The Moon takes approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, and 11.5 seconds to complete one orbit around Earth.
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Tài太
yáng阳
xì系
zhōng中
de的
xíng行
xīng星
dōu都
yán沿
zhe着
tuǒ椭
yuán圆
guǐ轨
dào道
rào绕
tài太
yáng阳
gōng公
zhuàn转
。
All the planets in the solar system revolve around the Sun in elliptical orbits.