HSK 5 · Verbs

运输 yùnshū “to transport” in Chinese

Traditional 運輸

What 运输 means

  1. to transport
  2. to carry
  3. transportation

How to say 运输

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale运yùn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale输shū1st tone, high and level

运输 in a sentence

  1. 这个电子仪器肯定在运输途中损坏了。

    Zhè ge diànzǐ yíqì kěndìng zài yùnshū túzhōng sǔnhuài le.

    This electronic device must have been damaged in transit.

    Sentence #1328163 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这辆卡车从青森运输新鲜食品到东京。

    Zhè liàng kǎchē cóng Qīngsēn yùnshū xīnxiān shípǐn dào Dōngjīng.

    This truck transports fresh food from Aomori to Tokyo.

    Sentence #892469 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 运输 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 运 (yùn) with each of its parts in a different colour
运yùnto move
  • 云cloud · yúnSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 云 (yún) hints at the sound. Compare it with yùn.

The character 输 (shū) with each of its parts in a different colour
输shūto lose; to be beaten
  • 车cart · chēMeaning part
  • 俞to consent · yúSound part

车 hints at the meaning (cart); 俞 (yú) hints at the sound. Compare it with shū.

How to write 运输

运 7 strokes · 输 13 strokes

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运输 (yùnshū) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 运输 (yùnshū). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 运输

Words with 运

运动yùndòng · to exercise运动员yùndòngyuán · athlete运动会yùndònghuì · sports meet运用yùnyòng · to use幸运xìngyùn · fortunate运气yùnqi · luck (good or bad)命运mìngyùn · fate运算yùnsuàn · mathematical operation运行yùnxíng · to run托运tuōyùn · to check in (luggage)

Words with 输

输shū · to lose (a game or bet)输入shūrù · to input

More words: Common Verbs

应用yìngyòng · to put to use迎接yíngjiē · to welcome预订yùdìng · to place an order预防yùfáng · to prevent运用yùnyòng · to use造成zàochéng · to bring about摘zhāi · to pick (fruit占zhàn · to occupy

FAQs

运输 (yùnshū) means “to transport” or “to carry”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it yùnshū: yùn with a 4th tone, then shū with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 运输 is written 運輸. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yunshu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 运输 from the suggestions. Typing yunshu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
运输 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.