zhuǎn zhuàn

shift, move, turn

DEFINITIONS

轉 zhuǎn
  • to turn
  • to change direction
  • to transfer
  • to forward (mail)
轉 zhuàn
  • to revolve
  • to turn
  • to circle about
  • to walk about
  • classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm
  • classifier for repeated actions
轉 zhuǎi
  • see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]

WORDS

niǔ zhuǎn to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
乾坤 niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom); fig. to change the course of events; to turn things around
pī zhuǎn to approve and forward; to endorse; stamp "approved for distribution"
chéng zhuǎn to transmit a document (up or down a chain of bureaucracy)
zhé zhuǎn reflex (angle); to turn back
diào zhuǎn to turn around
zhé zhuǎn reflex (angle); to turn back
bō zhuǎn to turn; to turn around; to transfer (funds etc)
數模換器 shù mó zhuǎn huàn qì digital-to-analog converter (DAC)
星移 dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved; time flies; also written 星移斗轉|星移斗转[xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3]
旋乾坤 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering; a radical change
xuán zhuǎn to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl
力 xuán zhuǎn lì turning force; torque
台 xuán zhuǎn tái rotating platform; luggage carousel
指標 xuán zhuǎn zhǐ biāo winding number
曲面 xuán zhuǎn qū miàn a surface of revolution (math.)
木馬 xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ merry-go-round; carousel; Carousel, South Korean TV soap opera
極 xuán zhuǎn jí pole of rotation
烤肉 xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu döner kebab
球 xuán zhuǎn qiú spin ball
行李傳送帶 xuán zhuǎn xíng li chuán sòng dài luggage conveyor belt; carousel
角 xuán zhuǎn jiǎo angle of rotation
角速度 xuán zhuǎn jiǎo sù dù rotational angular velocity
軸 xuán zhuǎn zhóu axis of rotation
運動 xuán zhuǎn yùn dòng rotation; rotary motion