运 yùn transport
transport; to move; luck
How to remember 运: 辶 road + 云 cloud = transport. The lorry driver roars down the road in a cloud of dust, proud of twenty years working in transport.
Component breakdown
运 = 辶 road + 云 cloud
- 辶 road
- 云 cloud
The lorry driver roars down the road in a cloud of dust, proud of twenty years working in transport.
How it is used
- Two threads: 'transport/move' - 运动 (yùndòng) exercise/movement, 运输 (yùnshū) to transport; and 'luck/fortune' - 运气 (yùnqi) luck, 幸运 (xìngyùn) fortunate.
- 命运 (mìngyùn) fate ties the two together - the 'destiny that's carried to you'.
- 运用 (yùnyòng) 'to apply/put to use' - deploy a skill or method.
Words with 运
- 运动yùndòng(physical) exerciseHSK 2
- 运动会yùndònghuìsports competitionHSK 3
- 运动员yùndòngyuánathleteHSK 3
- 命运mìngyùnfateHSK 5
- 好运hǎoyùngood luckHSK 5
- 幸运xìngyùnfortunateHSK 5
- 运气yùnqiluck (good or bad)HSK 5
- 运用yùnyòngto useHSK 5
- 运费yùnfèifreight feeHSK 5
- 运输yùnshūto transportHSK 5
- 托运tuōyùnto consign (goods)HSK 6
- 运营yùnyíngto be in operationHSK 6
- 运行yùnxíngto move along one's courseHSK 6
- 运送yùnsòngto transportHSK 6
- 客运kèyùnpassenger transportationHSK 7
- 海运hǎiyùnshipping by seaHSK 7
- 航运hángyùnshippingHSK 7
- 货运huòyùnfreight transportHSK 7
- 运作yùnzuòto operateHSK 7
- 运河yùnhécanalHSK 7
- 运算yùnsuànto perform calculationsHSK 7
- 运转yùnzhuǎnto workHSK 7
- 厄运èyùnbad luckHSK 8
- 运筹帷幄yùnchóu-wéiwòliterally to devise battle plan in a tentHSK 9
Example sentences
- 2008年的奥运会在北京举行。 Èr líng líng bā nián de Àoyùnhuì zài Běijīng jǔxíng.The 2008 Olympic Games were held in Beijing.
- 他爱做运动。 Tā ài zuò yùndòng.He loves exercising.
- 我喜欢自行车运动。 Wǒ xǐhuan zìxíngchē yùndòng.I like cycling.
- 太极运动适合老年人。 Tàijí yùndòng shìhé lǎoniánrén.Tai Chi exercises are appropriate for the elderly.