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轴
zhóu
Description
“轴”常常指东西中间可以转动的那根杆，比如车轮的轴。
"轴" often refers to the rod in the middle of something that can rotate, like the axle of a wheel.
在口语里，“轴”还可以形容一个人很固执，不懂变通。
In spoken language, "轴" can also describe a person who is very stubborn and inflexible.
Meanings
轴zhóu
axle, shaft; axis around which things turn
车轮的轴坏了。
The axle of the wheel is broken.
轴zhóu
stubborn, inflexible (informal, spoken)
他这个人特别轴。
He is a very stubborn person.
轴zhóu
measure word for scrolls or paintings
墙上挂着一轴画。
A roll of paintings hangs on the wall.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
the "stubborn" sense is casual, northern spoken slang, often describing someone rigidly single-minded.
- Etymology
车 (vehicle) radical plus 由; originally the rod of a wheel.
In videos
“它变成了一个三轴云台相机”
“然后把这个轴卡过去”
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