🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

滚动的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gǔndòng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rolling/ˈroʊ.lɪŋ/
verbadjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"孩子们在山坡上滚动。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To move by turning over and over on an axis.

    "The children were rolling down the hill, laughing joyfully."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characterized by a continuous or smooth motion.

    "The rolling hills of the countryside were a beautiful sight."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'rolling' originates from the Old English 'rollian', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*rulōną'. Historically, it has evolved to describe the action of moving by turning over and over, which has been used in various contexts from physical movement to metaphorical uses in language.

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