轮 流

lúnliú

“To alternate” in Chinese is 轮流 (lúnliú).

Meaning

to alternate; to take turns

Example

让我们轮流写吧。

Let's write in turns.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

lúnHSK 48 strokeswheel; disk; ring liúHSK 210 strokesto flow

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