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悬 xuán to hang or suspend / to worry / public announcement / unresolved / baseless / without foundation
旋 xuán to revolve / a loop / a circle
漩 xuán whirlpool / eddy / also pr. [xuan4]
玄 xuán black / mysterious
璇 xuán variant of 璇[xuan2]
璿 xuán (jade)
琁 xuán beautiful jade / star
玹 xuán jadelike precious stone / jade-colored
㻽 xuán variant of 璿|璇[xuan2] / also pr. [sui4]
嫙 xuán beautiful / fine
伭 xuán variant of 玄[xuan2] / variant of 懸|悬[xuan2]
暶 xuán (literary) bright / (literary) beautiful / good-looking
Results beginning with xuan2
旋转 xuán zhuǎn to rotate / to revolve / to spin / to whirl
旋律 xuán lu:4 melody
悬赏 xuán shǎng to offer a reward / bounty
悬挂 xuán guà to suspend / to hang / (vehicle) suspension
悬念 xuán niàn suspense in a movie, play etc / concern for sb's welfare
玄机 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles
悬崖 xuán yá precipice / overhanging cliff
漩涡 xuán wō whirlpool / eddy / vortex / (fig.) maelstrom
悬殊 xuán shū widely different / large disparity
悬疑 xuán yí suspense
悬浮 xuán fú to float (in the air etc) / suspension
旋涡 xuán wō spiral / whirlpool / eddy / vortex
旋即 xuán jí soon after / shortly
悬空 xuán kōng to hang in the air / suspended in midair / (fig.) uncertain
玄妙 xuán miào mysterious / profound / abstruse
玄关 xuán guān entrance hall / vestibule
旋钮 xuán niǔ knob (e.g. handle or radio button)
玄奘 Xuán zàng Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
玄学 xuán xué Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals / translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学)
玄奥 xuán ào abstruse / profound mystery / the mysteries of the universe
悬案 xuán àn unresolved question / unresolved case
玄虚 xuán xū deceitful trick / mystery / unfathomable
悬臂 xuán bì cantilever
悬垂 xuán chuí to hang down / to dangle / to be suspended
旋翼 xuán yì rotor wing
玄参 xuán shēn Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis) / root of Ningpo figwort (used in TCM)
玄乎 xuán hū unreliable / incredible
玄青 xuán qīng deep black
旋绕 xuán rào to curl up / to wind around
悬河 xuán hé "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain) / (literary) waterfall / cataract / (fig.) torrent of words
旋回 xuán huí to cycle
玄孙 xuán sūn great-great-grandson
旋踵 xuán zhǒng to turn on one's heel / in the twinkle of an eye / instantly
旋臂 xuán bì spiral arm
悬揣 xuán chuǎi to speculate / to conjecture
悬带 xuán dài sling (for immobilizing an injured limb etc)
悬荡 xuán dàng to hang / suspended
旋光 xuán guāng rotation of plane of polarization of light
玄狐 xuán hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)
悬壶 xuán hú (literary) to practice medicine / to work as a pharmacist
玄幻 xuán huàn xuanhuan, a fusion of Western and Eastern fantasy (subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction)
旋里 xuán lǐ to return home
玄理 xuán lǐ profound theory / philosophical theory of Wei and Jin 玄學|玄学 / sect
旋量 xuán liàng spinor (math.)
旋流 xuán liú rotating flow
玄秘 xuán mì mystery / mysterious / occult / abstruse doctrine (e.g. religious)
玄女 xuán nu:3 Xuan
玄圃 Xuán pǔ mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]
玄色 xuán sè black (without gloss) / black with a hint of red in it
玄石 xuán shí magnetite Fe3O4
旋梯 xuán tī spiral stairs / winding stairs (gymnastic equipment)
悬停 xuán tíng to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc)
旋筒 xuán tǒng rotor / turbine
旋舞 xuán wǔ whirling dance
玄武 Xuán wǔ Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky) / (in Daoism) God of the north sky
悬岩 xuán yán cliff
旋渊 xuán yuān abyss
玄远 xuán yuǎn profound / abstruse mystery
旋闸 xuán zhá rotor sluice gate
旋子 xuán zi torsor (math.)
悬浮物 xuán fú wù suspended matter
悬空寺 Xuán kōng Sì Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi
悬索桥 xuán suǒ qiáo suspension bridge
玄武岩 xuán wǔ yán basalt (geology) / lava
旋转轴 xuán zhuǎn zhóu axis of rotation
旋覆花 xuán fù huā (botany) convolvulvus / Flos Inulae (Chinese herb)
旋花科 xuán huā kē Convolvulaceae, herbaceous plant family
玄米茶 xuán mǐ chá genmaicha / Japanese tea with added roasted brown rice
旋木雀 xuán mù què (bird species of China) Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
旋前肌 xuán qián jī pronator teres muscle (below the elbow)
悬赏令 xuán shǎng lìng an order to post a reward (for the capture of a criminal)
玄菟郡 Xuán tù jùn Xuantu commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
旋涡状 xuán wō zhuàng spiral-shaped
玄武区 Xuán wǔ qū Xuanwu (Black tortoise) district of Nanjing City 南京市 / in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
悬移质 xuán yí zhì suspended load / suspension load / silt load / wash load
悬雍垂 xuán yōng chuí uvula (biology)
旋转极 xuán zhuǎn jí pole of rotation
旋转角 xuán zhuǎn jiǎo angle of rotation
旋转力 xuán zhuǎn lì turning force / torque
旋转球 xuán zhuǎn qiú spin ball
旋转台 xuán zhuǎn tái rotating platform / luggage carousel
悬崖峭壁 xuán yá qiào bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
悬而未决 xuán ér wèi jué pending a decision / hanging in the balance
悬崖勒马 xuán yá lè mǎ lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) / fig. to act in the nick of time
玄之又玄 xuán zhī yòu xuán mystery within a mystery / the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]
旋乾转坤 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom) / earth-shattering / a radical change
悬崖绝壁 xuán yá jué bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
悬滴结晶 xuán dī jié jīng hanging drop crystallization
悬浮固体 xuán fú gù tǐ suspended solids / suspended matter
悬浮微粒 xuán fú wēi lì particulates / particulate matter
悬壶济世 xuán hú jì shì practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public
悬梁刺股 xuán liáng cì gǔ to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom) / see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股|头悬梁，锥刺股[tou2 xuan2 liang2 , zhui1 ci4 gu3]
旋涡星系 xuán wō xīng xì spiral galaxy
旋涡星云 xuán wō xīng yún spiral nebula
玄武岩区 xuán wǔ yán qū basaltic environment
旋转餐厅 xuán zhuǎn cān tīng revolving restaurant
旋转烤肉 xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu döner kebab
旋转木马 xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ merry-go-round / carousel
旋转曲面 xuán zhuǎn qū miàn a surface of revolution (math.)
旋转运动 xuán zhuǎn yùn dòng rotation / rotary motion
旋转指标 xuán zhuǎn zhǐ biāo winding number
悬挂式滑翔 xuán guà shì huá xiáng hang-gliding
玄武门之变 Xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 / killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗
玄武质熔岩 xuán wǔ zhì róng yán basalt / also written 玄熔岩[xuan2 rong2 yan2]
旋转角速度 xuán zhuǎn jiǎo sù dù rotational angular velocity
悬挂式滑翔机 xuán guà shì huá xiáng jī hang-glider
悬羊头卖狗肉 xuán yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4]
旋转行李传送带 xuán zhuǎn xíng li chuán sòng dài luggage conveyor belt / carousel
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旋 xuán to revolve / a loop / a circle
玄 xuán black / mysterious
悬 xuán to hang or suspend / to worry / public announcement / unresolved / baseless / without foundation
璇 xuán variant of 璇[xuan2]
漩 xuán whirlpool / eddy / also pr. [xuan4]
璿 xuán (jade)
琁 xuán beautiful jade / star
玹 xuán jadelike precious stone / jade-colored
㻽 xuán variant of 璿|璇[xuan2] / also pr. [sui4]
嫙 xuán beautiful / fine
伭 xuán variant of 玄[xuan2] / variant of 懸|悬[xuan2]
暶 xuán (literary) bright / (literary) beautiful / good-looking
旋转 xuán zhuǎn to rotate / to revolve / to spin / to whirl
旋律 xuán lu:4 melody
悬赏 xuán shǎng to offer a reward / bounty
悬挂 xuán guà to suspend / to hang / (vehicle) suspension
悬念 xuán niàn suspense in a movie, play etc / concern for sb's welfare
玄机 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles
盘旋 pán xuán to spiral / to circle / to go around / to hover / to orbit
悬崖 xuán yá precipice / overhanging cliff
螺旋 luó xuán spiral / helix / screw
凯旋 kǎi xuán to return in triumph / to return victorious
漩涡 xuán wō whirlpool / eddy / vortex / (fig.) maelstrom
周旋 zhōu xuán to mix with others / to socialize / to deal with / to contend
悬殊 xuán shū widely different / large disparity
回旋 huí xuán to turn around / maneuvering room / leeway
悬疑 xuán yí suspense
悬浮 xuán fú to float (in the air etc) / suspension
旋涡 xuán wō spiral / whirlpool / eddy / vortex
旋即 xuán jí soon after / shortly
悬空 xuán kōng to hang in the air / suspended in midair / (fig.) uncertain
玄妙 xuán miào mysterious / profound / abstruse
玄关 xuán guān entrance hall / vestibule
旋钮 xuán niǔ knob (e.g. handle or radio button)
玄奘 Xuán zàng Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
斡旋 wò xuán to mediate (a conflict etc)
玄学 xuán xué Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals / translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学)
气旋 qì xuán cyclone
玄奥 xuán ào abstruse / profound mystery / the mysteries of the universe
悬案 xuán àn unresolved question / unresolved case
玄虚 xuán xū deceitful trick / mystery / unfathomable
悬臂 xuán bì cantilever
悬垂 xuán chuí to hang down / to dangle / to be suspended
倒悬 dào xuán lit. to hang upside down / fig. in dire straits
涡旋 wō xuán eddy / vortex
旋翼 xuán yì rotor wing
郑玄 Zhèng Xuán Zheng Xuan (127-200), late Han scholar
玄参 xuán shēn Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis) / root of Ningpo figwort (used in TCM)
玄乎 xuán hū unreliable / incredible
玄青 xuán qīng deep black
旋绕 xuán rào to curl up / to wind around
悬河 xuán hé "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain) / (literary) waterfall / cataract / (fig.) torrent of words
旋回 xuán huí to cycle
玄孙 xuán sūn great-great-grandson
旋踵 xuán zhǒng to turn on one's heel / in the twinkle of an eye / instantly
打旋 dǎ xuán to revolve
发旋 fà xuán hair whorl
桓玄 Huán Xuán Huan Xuan (369-404), general involved in the break-up of Eastern Jin
迴旋 huí xuán to turn around / maneuvering room / leeway
泡漩 pào xuán eddy / whirlpool
天璇 tiān xuán beta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
蜗旋 wō xuán to spiral
下旋 xià xuán (sport) backspin
旋臂 xuán bì spiral arm
悬揣 xuán chuǎi to speculate / to conjecture
悬带 xuán dài sling (for immobilizing an injured limb etc)
悬荡 xuán dàng to hang / suspended
旋光 xuán guāng rotation of plane of polarization of light
玄狐 xuán hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)
悬壶 xuán hú (literary) to practice medicine / to work as a pharmacist
玄幻 xuán huàn xuanhuan, a fusion of Western and Eastern fantasy (subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction)
旋里 xuán lǐ to return home
玄理 xuán lǐ profound theory / philosophical theory of Wei and Jin 玄學|玄学 / sect
旋量 xuán liàng spinor (math.)
旋流 xuán liú rotating flow
玄秘 xuán mì mystery / mysterious / occult / abstruse doctrine (e.g. religious)
玄女 xuán nu:3 Xuan
玄圃 Xuán pǔ mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]
玄色 xuán sè black (without gloss) / black with a hint of red in it
玄石 xuán shí magnetite Fe3O4
旋梯 xuán tī spiral stairs / winding stairs (gymnastic equipment)
悬停 xuán tíng to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc)
旋筒 xuán tǒng rotor / turbine
旋舞 xuán wǔ whirling dance
玄武 Xuán wǔ Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky) / (in Daoism) God of the north sky
悬岩 xuán yán cliff
旋渊 xuán yuān abyss
玄远 xuán yuǎn profound / abstruse mystery
旋闸 xuán zhá rotor sluice gate
旋子 xuán zi torsor (math.)
油旋 yóu xuán Youxuan, a kind of a pastry
渊玄 yuān xuán profundity / depth
周璇 Zhōu Xuán Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress
主旋律 zhǔ xuán lu:4 (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view
磁悬浮 cí xuán fú magnetic levitation (train) / maglev
螺旋藻 luó xuán zǎo spiral algae / spirulina (dietary supplement)
螺旋桨 luó xuán jiǎng propeller
唐家璇 Táng Jiā xuán Tang Jiaxuan (1938-), politician and diplomat
凯旋门 kǎi xuán mén triumphal arch
悬浮物 xuán fú wù suspended matter
悬空寺 Xuán kōng Sì Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi
螺旋形 luó xuán xíng spiral
悬索桥 xuán suǒ qiáo suspension bridge
玄武岩 xuán wǔ yán basalt (geology) / lava
旋转轴 xuán zhuǎn zhóu axis of rotation
白玄鸥 bái xuán ōu (bird species of China) white tern (Gygis alba)
打旋儿 dǎ xuán r erhua variant of 打旋[da3 xuan2]
房玄龄 Fáng Xuán líng Fang Xuanling (579-648), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Jin dynasty 晉書|晋书[Jin4 shu1]
反气旋 fǎn qì xuán anticyclone
核自旋 hé zì xuán nuclear spin
回旋曲 huí xuán qǔ rondo
螺旋粉 luó xuán fěn fusilli (corkscrew shaped pasta)
螺旋面 luó xuán miàn fusilli (pasta)
螺旋钳 luó xuán qián wrench
螺旋体 luó xuán tǐ Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria / spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. causing syphilis
太玄经 tài xuán jīng Tai
唐玄宗 Táng Xuán zōng Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇[Tang2 Ming2 huang2], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基[Li3 Long1 ji1], reigned 712-756
旋覆花 xuán fù huā (botany) convolvulvus / Flos Inulae (Chinese herb)
旋花科 xuán huā kē Convolvulaceae, herbaceous plant family
玄米茶 xuán mǐ chá genmaicha / Japanese tea with added roasted brown rice
旋木雀 xuán mù què (bird species of China) Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
旋前肌 xuán qián jī pronator teres muscle (below the elbow)
悬赏令 xuán shǎng lìng an order to post a reward (for the capture of a criminal)
玄菟郡 Xuán tù jùn Xuantu commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
旋涡状 xuán wō zhuàng spiral-shaped
玄武区 Xuán wǔ qū Xuanwu (Black tortoise) district of Nanjing City 南京市 / in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
悬移质 xuán yí zhì suspended load / suspension load / silt load / wash load
悬雍垂 xuán yōng chuí uvula (biology)
旋转极 xuán zhuǎn jí pole of rotation
旋转角 xuán zhuǎn jiǎo angle of rotation
旋转力 xuán zhuǎn lì turning force / torque
旋转球 xuán zhuǎn qiú spin ball
旋转台 xuán zhuǎn tái rotating platform / luggage carousel
赵玄坛 Zhào Xuán tán Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
轴旋转 zhóu xuán zhuǎn to rotate about an axis / axis of rotation (math.)
天旋地转 tiān xuán dì zhuàn the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom) / giddy with one's head spinning / fig. huge changes in the world
故弄玄虚 gù nòng xuán xū deliberately mystifying / to make sth unnecessarily complicated
悬崖峭壁 xuán yá qiào bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
口若悬河 kǒu ruò xuán hé mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab
悬而未决 xuán ér wèi jué pending a decision / hanging in the balance
悬崖勒马 xuán yá lè mǎ lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) / fig. to act in the nick of time
玄之又玄 xuán zhī yòu xuán mystery within a mystery / the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]
众寡悬殊 zhòng guǎ xuán shū the multitude against the few, a wide disparity (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / unequally matched / overwhelmed by weight of numbers
明镜高悬 míng jìng gāo xuán perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
倒悬之急 dào xuán zhī jí lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits
倒悬之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits
附赘悬疣 fù zhuì xuán yóu superfluous or useless appendages / superfluities
祸不旋踵 huò bù xuán zhǒng trouble is never far away (idiom)
解民倒悬 jiě mín dào xuán lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius) / to save the people from dire straits
秦镜高悬 Qín jìng gāo xuán see 明鏡高懸|明镜高悬[ming2 jing4 gao1 xuan2]
天悬地隔 tiān xuán dì gé see 天差地遠|天差地远[tian1 cha1 di4 yuan3]
旋乾转坤 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom) / earth-shattering / a radical change
悬崖绝壁 xuán yá jué bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
白顶玄鸥 bái dǐng xuán ōu (bird species of China) brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
棒旋星系 bàng xuán xīng xì barred spiral galaxy
垂悬分词 chuí xuán fēn cí dangling participle (grammar)
垂悬结构 chuí xuán jié gòu dangling element (grammar)
倒悬之危 dào xuán zhī wēi lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits
环极涡旋 huán jí wō xuán circumpolar vortex
回旋余地 huí xuán yú dì leeway / latitude / room for freedom of action
九天玄女 Jiǔ tiān Xuán nu:3 Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology
螺旋曲面 luó xuán qū miàn spiral surface
螺旋藻属 luó xuán zǎo shǔ Spirulina
盘旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
热带气旋 rè dài qì xuán tropical cyclone
天地悬隔 tiān dì xuán gé lit. a gulf between heaven and earth / wide difference of opinion (idiom)
天地玄黄 tiān dì xuán huáng first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2]
下旋削球 xià xuán xiāo qiú (golf, tennis) undercut
悬滴结晶 xuán dī jié jīng hanging drop crystallization
悬浮固体 xuán fú gù tǐ suspended solids / suspended matter
悬浮微粒 xuán fú wēi lì particulates / particulate matter
悬壶济世 xuán hú jì shì practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public
悬梁刺股 xuán liáng cì gǔ to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom) / see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股|头悬梁，锥刺股[tou2 xuan2 liang2 , zhui1 ci4 gu3]
旋涡星系 xuán wō xīng xì spiral galaxy
旋涡星云 xuán wō xīng yún spiral nebula
玄武岩区 xuán wǔ yán qū basaltic environment
旋转餐厅 xuán zhuǎn cān tīng revolving restaurant
旋转烤肉 xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu döner kebab
旋转木马 xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ merry-go-round / carousel
旋转曲面 xuán zhuǎn qū miàn a surface of revolution (math.)
旋转运动 xuán zhuǎn yùn dòng rotation / rotary motion
旋转指标 xuán zhuǎn zhǐ biāo winding number
议会选举 yì huì xuán jǔ parliamentary elections
包氏螺旋体 Bāo shì luó xuán tǐ Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
高山旋木雀 gāo shān xuán mù què (bird species of China) bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)
褐喉旋木雀 hè hóu xuán mù què (bird species of China) Sikkim treecreeper (Certhia discolor)
红翅旋壁雀 hóng chì xuán bì què (bird species of China) wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)
洪流玄武岩 hóng liú xuán wǔ yán traps / flood basalt
回旋加速器 huí xuán jiā sù qì cyclotron (particle accelerator)
霍氏旋木雀 Huò shì xuán mù què (bird species of China) Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni)
螺旋千斤顶 luó xuán qiān jīn dǐng screw jack
四川旋木雀 Sì chuān xuán mù què (bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)
休氏旋木雀 Xiū shì xuán mù què (bird species of China) Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)
悬挂式滑翔 xuán guà shì huá xiáng hang-gliding
玄武门之变 Xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 / killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗
玄武质熔岩 xuán wǔ zhì róng yán basalt / also written 玄熔岩[xuan2 rong2 yan2]
旋转角速度 xuán zhuǎn jiǎo sù dù rotational angular velocity
幽门螺旋菌 yōu mén luó xuán jūn Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
枕状玄武岩 zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán pillow lava (geology) / pillow basalt
包柔氏螺旋体 Bāo róu shì luó xuán tǐ Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
电子自旋共振 diàn zǐ zì xuán gòng zhèn electron spin resonance
钩端螺旋体病 gōu duān luó xuán tǐ bìng leptospirosis
硝化螺旋菌门 xiāo huà luó xuán jùn mén Nitrospirae
锈红腹旋木雀 xiù hóng fù xuán mù què (bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
悬挂式滑翔机 xuán guà shì huá xiáng jī hang-glider
悬羊头卖狗肉 xuán yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4]
幽门螺旋杆菌 yōu mén luó xuán gǎn jūn Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
准稳旋涡结构 zhǔn wěn xuán wō jié gòu quasi-stationary spiral structure QSSS (astrophysics)
皮划艇激流回旋 pí huá tǐng jī liú huí xuán canoe-kayak slalom
头悬梁，锥刺股 tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom) / fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
土耳其旋转烤肉 Tǔ ěr qí xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu Turkish döner kebab
旋转行李传送带 xuán zhuǎn xíng li chuán sòng dài luggage conveyor belt / carousel
中苏解决悬案大纲协定 Zhōng Sū jiě jué xuán àn dà gāng xié dìng the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China
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