take turns; rotate
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to take turns; to rotate
Describes a scheduled or organized alternation between people or things to share a duty, role, or opportunity.
Yuán员
gōng工
men们
lún轮
huàn换
xiū休
xi息
，
què确
bǎo保
qián前
tái台
yī一
zhí直
yǒu有
rén人
。
The employees take turns resting to ensure someone is always at the front desk.
Zhè这
liǎng两
bù部
jù剧
mù目
jiāng将
zài在
jù剧
yuàn院
lún轮
huàn换
yǎn演
chū出
。
These two plays will be performed in rotation at the theater.
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Nián年
qīng轻
gàn干
bù部
bèi被
lún轮
huàn换
dào到
jī基
céng层
qù去
duàn锻
liàn炼
。
Young cadres are rotated to the grassroots level for training.
Wèi为
le了
gōng公
píng平
qǐ起
jiàn见
，
tā他
men们
lún轮
huàn换
zhe着
shǐ使
yòng用
diàn电
nǎo脑
。
For the sake of fairness, they take turns using the computer.
Qiú球
duì队
de的
fáng防
shǒu守
qiú球
yuán员
jīng经
cháng常
lún轮
huàn换
yǐ以
bǎo保
chí持
tǐ体
lì力
。
The team's defensive players are frequently rotated to conserve energy.