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title: "Lunliu Meaning: 轮流 (lúnliú) Means “to take turns”"
description: "轮流 (traditional 輪流, lúnliú) means “to take turns; in turn”. Hear its tones, see what 轮 and 流 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lunliu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 轮流 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

轮流 lúnliú

## to take turns; in turn

## Its characters

1. 轮 lún to take turns (as in 轮流)
2. 流 liú to flow

## In a sentence

我们每天轮流做饭。 We take turns cooking every day.

十兄弟就这样**轮流**，一人一天。

From [后羿射日 · Hou Yi shoots the nine suns](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/hou-yi-shoots-the-suns#library-word-117-119)

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## More words with 轮 or 流

- [潮流 cháoliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaoliu)
- [风流 fēngliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengliu)
- [河流 héliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heliu)
- [交流 jiāoliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoliu)
- [客流 kèliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keliu)
- [流畅 liúchàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuchang)
- [流程 liúchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liucheng)
- [流传 liúchuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuchuan)
- [流动 liúdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liudong)
- [流感 liúgǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liugan)

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