枢轴
shū zhóu
Pinyin

Definition

枢轴
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shū zhóu
  1. pivot
  2. fulcrum

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中枢
zhōng shū
  1. 1 center
  2. 2 backbone
  3. 3 hub (e.g. of transport network)
  4. 4 the central administration
主轴
zhǔ zhóu
  1. 1 axis
  2. 2 principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc)
  3. 3 main axle (of engine)
卷轴
juàn zhóu
  1. 1 scroll (book or painting)
对称轴
duì chèn zhóu
  1. 1 axis of symmetry
  2. 2 central axis (in Chinese architecture)
枢纽
shū niǔ
  1. 1 hub (e.g. of traffic network)
  2. 2 hinge
  3. 3 pivot
  4. 4 fulcrum
轴
zhóu
  1. 1 axis
  2. 2 axle
  3. 3 spool (for thread)
  4. 4 roller (for scrolls)
  5. 5 classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
轴承
zhóu chéng
  1. 1 (mechanical) bearing
中轴
zhōng zhóu
  1. 1 axis
  2. 2 (bicycle) bottom bracket
中轴线
zhōng zhóu xiàn
  1. 1 central axis (line)
传动轴
chuán dòng zhóu
  1. 1 drive shaft
地轴
dì zhóu
  1. 1 the earth's axis
压轴戏
yā zhòu xì
  1. 1 next-to-last item on a program (theater)
  2. 2 climax
户枢不蠹
hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
  2. 2 constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
画轴
huà zhóu
  1. 1 character scroll
  2. 2 scroll painting
立轴
lì zhóu
  1. 1 vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy)
  2. 2 vertical shaft (of a machine)
线轴
xiàn zhóu
  1. 1 thread spool
自转轴
zì zhuàn zhóu
  1. 1 axis of rotation
车轴
chē zhóu
  1. 1 axle
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn]
轴心
zhóu xīn
  1. 1 axle
  2. 2 (fig.) central element
  3. 3 key element
  4. 4 axis (alliance of nations)
轴线
zhóu xiàn
  1. 1 central axis (line)

Idioms (3)

户枢不蠹
hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
  2. 2 constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. constant activity prevents decay
连轴转
lián zhóu zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. to continuously revolve
  2. 2 to work non-stop
  3. 3 to work around the clock (idiom)

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