轴
zhóu
Pinyin

Definition

轴
 - 
zhóu
  1. axis
  2. axle
  3. spool (for thread)
  4. roller (for scrolls)
  5. classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
轴
 - 
zhòu
  1. see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[yā zhòu xì]
  2. Taiwan pr. [zhóu]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主轴
zhǔ zhóu
  1. 1 axis
  2. 2 principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc)
  3. 3 main axle (of engine)
卷轴
juàn zhóu
  1. 1 scroll (book or painting)
对称轴
duì chèn zhóu
  1. 1 axis of symmetry
  2. 2 central axis (in Chinese architecture)
轴
zhóu
  1. 1 axis
  2. 2 axle
  3. 3 spool (for thread)
  4. 4 roller (for scrolls)
  5. 5 classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
轴承
zhóu chéng
  1. 1 (mechanical) bearing
连轴转
lián zhóu zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. to continuously revolve
  2. 2 to work non-stop
  3. 3 to work around the clock (idiom)
中轴
zhōng zhóu
  1. 1 axis
  2. 2 (bicycle) bottom bracket
中轴线
zhōng zhóu xiàn
  1. 1 central axis (line)
传动轴
chuán dòng zhóu
  1. 1 drive shaft
凸轮轴
tū lún zhóu
  1. 1 camshaft
同轴
tóng zhóu
  1. 1 coaxial
  2. 2 concentric
地轴
dì zhóu
  1. 1 the earth's axis
压轴戏
yā zhòu xì
  1. 1 next-to-last item on a program (theater)
  2. 2 climax
画轴
huà zhóu
  1. 1 character scroll
  2. 2 scroll painting
立轴
lì zhóu
  1. 1 vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy)
  2. 2 vertical shaft (of a machine)
线轴
xiàn zhóu
  1. 1 thread spool
自转轴
zì zhuàn zhóu
  1. 1 axis of rotation
车轴
chē zhóu
  1. 1 axle
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn]
轴心
zhóu xīn
  1. 1 axle
  2. 2 (fig.) central element
  3. 3 key element
  4. 4 axis (alliance of nations)
轴心国
Zhóu xīn guó
  1. 1 Axis powers (World War II)

Idioms (1)

连轴转
lián zhóu zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. to continuously revolve
  2. 2 to work non-stop
  3. 3 to work around the clock (idiom)

Sample Sentences

确实如此，所以义大利也是第二次世界大战的'轴心国‘成员之一。
quèshí rúcǐ ，suǒyǐ Yìdàlì yě shì dì èr cì shìjiè dàzhàn de 'zhóuxīnguó ‘chéngyuán zhīyī 。
That is indeed the case, so Italy was one of the axis countries during World War II.
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轴心国'？什么意思？
zhóuxīnguó '？shénme yìsi ？
What does "axis countries" mean?
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因为墨索里尼在《德意同盟条约》签定后不久，评价说‘柏林和罗马的垂直线不是壁垒，而是轴心’。
yīnwèi Mòsuǒlǐní zài 《 déyì tóngméng tiáoyuē 》qiāndìng hòu bùjiǔ ，píngjià shuō ‘Bólín hé Luómǎ de chuízhíxiàn bùshì bìlěi ，érshì zhóuxīn ’。
Soon after Mussolini signed a German-Italy treaty, he declared that "this vertical line between Rome and Berlin is not a dividing-line, but rather an axis."
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喔，所以后来人们就把法西斯同盟国家叫做'轴心国'了。
ō ，suǒyǐ hòulái rénmen jiù bǎ Fǎxīsī tóngméng guójiā jiàozuò 'zhóuxīnguó 'le 。
Ah, so later people just referred to the fascist alliance countries as "Axis countries."
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原来如此。李明压轴，换你了。
yuánláirúcǐ 。Lǐ Míng yāzhóu ，huàn nǐ le 。
Ah, so that's what it means. Li Ming, you are the grand finale. Your turn.
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