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旋涡
旋涡 (xuán wō): Vortex / whirlpool (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
旋 • xuán • to revolve, to rotate, to circle
xuán
旋
to revolve, to rotate, to circle
涡 • wō • whirlpool, eddy
wō
涡
whirlpool, eddy
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 旋涡.
Words with
旋
旋律
xuán lǜ
melody
旋转
xuán zhuǎn
revolve; rotate; spin
盘旋
pán xuán
circle (around); spiral
凯旋
kǎi xuán
triumphantly return
周旋
zhōu xuán
Maneuver / handle
回旋
huí xuán
circle, spiral, maneuver
斡旋
wòxuán
mediate, intervene to resolve a dispute
旋风
xuàn fēng
whirlwind; cyclone
Words with
涡
涡轮
wō lún
turbine
漩涡
xuán wō
whirlpool, vortex
4.
How to Use 旋涡 in Sentences
Noun + Noun
with
中心
xuán
旋
wō
涡
zhōng
中
xīn
心
neutral
center of the vortex
Measure Word + Noun
with
个
yī
一
gè
个
xuán
旋
wō
涡
Adjective + Noun
with
危险
wēi
危
xiǎn
险
de
的
xuán
旋
wō
涡
Verb + Object
juǎn
卷
rù
入
xuán
旋
wō
涡
neutral
5.
Example Sentences with 旋涡
shuǐ
水
lǐ
里
yǒu
有
xuán
旋
wō
涡
。
neutral
a vortex
neutral
dangerous vortex
be drawn into a vortex
xiàn
陷
rù
入
xuán
旋
wō
涡
formal
Written
fall into a vortex
There is a whirlpool in the water.
tā
他
fā
发
xiàn
现
zì
自
jǐ
己
zhèng
正
bèi
被
juàn
卷
rù
入
yì
一
chǎng
场
zhèng
政
zhì
治
xuán
旋
wō
涡
de
的
zhōng
中
xīn
心
。
He found himself being pulled into the center of a political vortex.
nǐ
你
rú
如
hé
何
bì
避
miǎn
免
bèi
被
juàn
卷
rù
入
zhè
这
chǎng
场
shāng
商
yè
业
jìng
竞
zhēng
争
de
的
xuán
旋
wō
涡
？
How do you avoid being drawn into this vortex of business competition?
tā
他
xiàn
陷
rù
入
le
了
gǎn
感
qíng
情
de
的
xuán
旋
wō
涡
，
nán
难
yǐ
以
zì
自
bá
拔
。
He is caught in a whirlpool of emotions and finds it hard to extricate himself.
bié
别
kào
靠
jìn
近
nà
那
ge
个
pái
排
shuǐ
水
kǒu
口
，
shuǐ
水
liú
流
xíng
形
chéng
成
le
了
hěn
很
qiáng
强
de
的
xuán
旋
wō
涡
。
Don't get close to that drain; the water flow has created a strong whirlpool.
