Meaning of 轮椅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- wheelchair
How to use 轮椅
轮椅 is the everyday word for a wheelchair, used in hospitals, public signs, and daily talk. It often appears with 坐 (zuò, to sit) or 推 (tuī, to push). Example: 他现在坐轮椅。(Tā xiànzài zuò lúnyǐ.) He uses a wheelchair now.
轮椅 (lúnyǐ) is simply a wheel 轮 (lún) plus a chair 椅 (yǐ), so a wheelchair is a chair with wheels. You can also spot 车 (chē, vehicle) on the left of 轮 and 木 (wood) on the left of 椅, a little vehicle part and a wooden seat.
Common mistake: Learners often write 椅 with the wrong side, confusing it with 倚 (yǐ, to lean on), which has the person radical 亻 instead of 木. Also remember both syllables matter for tone: lún is second tone and yǐ is third, so it sounds like lúnyǐ, not lùnyǐ.
轮椅 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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轮 lún · wheel · 8 strokes
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椅 yǐ · chair · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 轮椅.
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair |
| 轮子 | lúnzi | wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner |
| 轮船 | lúnchuán | steamship; steamer; steamboat |
| 轮胎 | lúntāi | tire; pneumatic tire |
| 轮流 | lúnliú | to alternate; to take turns |
| 车轮 | chēlún | wheel |
| 轮廓 | lúnkuò | outline; silhouette |
| 轮换 | lúnhuàn | to rotate; to take turns |
| 藤椅 | téngyǐ | rattan chair |
| 轮到 | lúndào | to be (sb's or sth's) turn |
| 一轮 | yīlún | first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) |
| 座椅 | zuòyǐ | seat |
Questions about 轮椅
What does 轮椅 mean?
轮椅 (lúnyǐ) means "wheelchair" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 轮椅?
轮椅 is made of 2 characters: 轮 (8 strokes), 椅 (12 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 轮椅 an HSK word?
Yes. 轮椅 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 轮椅 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 轮椅 is written 輪椅.
How do you say 'push a wheelchair' in Chinese?
Use 推轮椅 (tuī lúnyǐ). For example, 我帮你推轮椅。(Wǒ bāng nǐ tuī lúnyǐ.) means I will help you push the wheelchair. An electric wheelchair is 电动轮椅 (diàndòng lúnyǐ).
What is the measure word for 轮椅?
The usual measure word is 辆 (liàng), the same one used for vehicles, as in 一辆轮椅 (yí liàng lúnyǐ). You may also hear 个 (gè) in casual speech, and 把 (bǎ) is sometimes used because it is a chair.