自轉

自转
zìzhuàn
(of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis

CEDICT

  1. (astronomy) rotation
  2. (astronomy) to rotate (around an axis or a centre)
  3. rotation
  4. to rotate (around an axis or a centre)

Wiktionary

太陽系的行星自繞其本軸而旋轉。

重編國語辭典

  1. 天體自繞其軸心而旋轉
  2. 行星繞著自己的軸心而旋轉運行

維基詞典

Examples

地球為什麼會自轉呀？

Why does the Earth spin?

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 自 zì
  1. (bound form) self; oneself
  2. from; since
  3. naturally; as a matter of course
2 轉 zhuàn
  1. to revolve
  2. to turn
  3. to circle about
  4. to walk about
  5. classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm
  6. classifier for repeated actions

Containing this entry

自轉軸 zìzhuànzhóu axis of rotation