滾 (gǔn) - to roll & to boil
滾 · gǔn
to roll;
to boil;
to get away;
to leave;
used to tell someone to go away in an impolite manner.
to rollto boilto get away
Usage highlights
to rollto boilget lost!rolling stonerolling pinsteel ball
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The ball rolled down the hill (球滚下山).
- The water is boiling (水滚了).
- He told them to get lost (他叫他们滚开).
- The logs rolled into the river (原木滚进河里).
Collocations
- to roll(滚动)
- to boil(滚沸)
- get lost!(滚开!)
- rolling stone(滚石)
- rolling pin(擀面棍 / 滚棒)
- steel ball(滚珠)
Idioms
- Rolling snowball(滚雪球)
- Roll up your sleeves and work hard(滚鞍下马 - lit. roll out of the saddle and dismount)
- Gone with the rolling waves(滚滚长江东逝水)
Cultural background
FAQ- The character 滚 combines water (氵) and a component suggesting armor or rolling, originally relating to flowing water.
- In modern usage, it carries a strong imperative force when used as a command, equivalent to 'Get out!' or 'Scram!'.
- It appears in the name of the famous rock band 'Rolling Stones' translated as 滚石乐队.