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winding number
barred spiral galaxy
anticyclone
rotor wing
to rotate / to revolve / to spin / to whirl
HSK 6
boomerang
spiral algae / spirulina (dietary supplement)
Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
soon after / shortly
to circle; to wheel; to go around
revolving door
nuclear spin
merry-go-round / carousel
wood turning / woodwork lathe
triumphal arch
to mix with others / to socialize / to deal with / to contend
HSK 7-9
(sport) backspin
eddy / vortex
rotor sluice gate
rotation of plane of polarization of light
to spiral / to circle / to go around / to hover / to orbit
rondo
to mediate (a conflict etc)
whirlwind / tornado
Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵, known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion
(music) theme; principal melody / (fig.) central theme; main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view
lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering / a radical change
döner kebab
cyclone
propeller
(literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel)
rotating platform / luggage carousel
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to revolve / a loop / a circle
hair whorl
to revolve
spiral
Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
trouble is never far away (idiom)
spiral galaxy
to curl up; to wind around
turning force / torque
pole of rotation
fusilli (pasta)
to cycle
abyss
angle of rotation
canoe slalom
(physics) spin (of a particle)
to return in triumph; to return victorious
micrometer screw gauge; micrometer
lathe
torsor (math.)
whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)
a surface of revolution (math.)
spin ball
large metal plate for making bean curd / metal pot for warming wine
wrench
(physics) cyclotron
(botany) convolvulvus / Flos Inulae (Chinese herb)
Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria / spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. causing syphilis
the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning / fig. huge changes in the world
rotation / rotary motion
spiral / whirlpool / eddy / vortex
HSK 7-9
whirling dance
room to maneuver; leeway; latitude
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
to spiral
rotor sail
to return home
(idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
to rotate about an axis / axis of rotation (math.)
melody
HSK 7-9
traffic circle; rotary; roundabout
Youxuan, a kind of a pastry
(bird species of China) Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni)
(golf, tennis) undercut
spiral nebula
spiral stairs / winding stairs (gymnastic equipment)
axis of rotation
spiral / helix / screw
fusilli (corkscrew shaped pasta)
rotating flow
spiral-shaped
whirlwind kick (martial arts)
screw jack
(bird species of China) Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
Turkish döner kebab
lathe operator / spinning wheel worker
(bird species of China) wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)
(bird species of China) Sikkim treecreeper (Certhia discolor)
leptospirosis
(bird species of China) bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)
quasi-stationary spiral structure QSSS (astrophysics)
(bird species of China) Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)
knob (e.g. handle or radio button)
circumpolar vortex
(bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)
spiral arm

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