HSK 5 HSK V7-9
Correct

轮流

/ lúnliú / 
Strokes

Definition

to alternate/to take turns

Example

As a Verb

take turns; do sth by turns; do sth in turn; do sth in rotation; alternate in doing sth

1
Zhǔxí
主席
yóu
由
wěiyuánhuì
委员会
de
的
chéngyuán
成员
měinián
每年
lúnliú
轮流
dānrèn
担任
  
。

The chairmanship rotates annually among members of the committee.

2
Wǒ
我
hé
和
shěyǒu
舍友
lúnliú
轮流
shǐyòng
使用
yī
一
tái
台
diànnǎo
电脑
  
。

I take turns with my roommate at the same computer.

3
Tā
她
hé
和
mèimei
妹妹
lúnliú
轮流
zuò
做
jiāwù
家务
  
。

She and her sister alternate in doing the household chores.

4
Tāmen
他们
lúnliú
轮流
duì
对
tā
他
jìnxíng
进行
shěnxùn
审讯
  
。

They kept cross-examining him in relays.

5
Liǎng
两
duì
队
lúnliú
轮流
zhàngǎng
站岗
  
。

The two teams took turns at standing guard.

6
Lúnliú
轮流
gōngzuò
工作
de
的
zhìdù
制度

system of job rotation

7
Lúnliú
轮流
zuò
做
jiāwù
家务

alternate in doing the housework

8
Lúnliú
轮流
zuòzhuāng
坐庄

rule in turn

9
Lúnliú
轮流
zuō
作
dōng
东

be the host by turns

10
Lúnliú
轮流
zhíbān
值班

take turns to be on duty; be on duty by turns

11
Lúnliú
轮流
tíngdiàn
停电

rolling power cut; rolling power outage

12
Lúnliú
轮流
gànhuó
干活

do the work by turns