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

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