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旋转门

xuán zhuǎn méndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
revolving door
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f3611c3b2298f9c2. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

旋轉門 旋转门 [xuan2 zhuan3 men2] /revolving door/

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Other forms in these source records: 旋轉門

  • 旋
    xuán

    to revolve / a loop / a circle

    xuàn

    to whirl / immediately

  • 转
    zhuǎi

    see 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]

    zhuǎn

    to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content)

    zhuàn

    to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions

  • 门
    mén

    gate / door / doorway / gateway / opening (CL:扇[shàn]) / valve / switch / other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth / knack / method / approach / family / household / lineage / (bound form) sect / school / faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class / category / division / phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal)

    Mén

    surname Men

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.