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

型 zhuǎn xíng transformation; to transform
基因 zhuǎn jī yīn genetic modification
基因食品 zhuǎn jī yīn shí pǐn genetically modified (GM) food
塔 zhuàn tǎ rotating turret
好 zhuǎn hǎo improvement; turnaround (for the better)
嫁 zhuǎn jià to remarry (of widow); to pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc); to transfer (blame, guilt); to pass the buck
子 zhuàn zǐ rotor (electricity)
字鎖 zhuàn zì suǒ combination lock
學 zhuǎn xué to change schools; to transfer to another college
學生 zhuǎn xué sheng transfer student
寄 zhuǎn jì to forward (a message, letter, article etc)
寫 zhuǎn xiě to transliterate; to transcribe; to transfer words onto a surface by direct contact (as with a decal)
導 zhuǎn dǎo transduction
差 zhuǎn chā to slip (e.g. of clutch); slippage; also used of economic indicators, statistical discrepancies etc
差率 zhuǎn chā lǜ slippage rate
帆 zhuǎn fān to tack (of sailing ship); to jibe; to go about
幹 zhuǎn gàn to become a cadre (e.g. a promotion from shopfloor)
引 zhuǎn yǐn to quote from secondary source
彎 zhuǎn wān to turn; to go around a corner
彎抹角 zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3]
往 zhuǎn wǎng to change (to final stretch of journey)
徙 zhuǎn xǐ to migrate; to move house
念 zhuǎn niàn to have second thoughts about sth; to think better of
悠 zhuàn you to roll; to wander around; to appear repeatedly
悲為喜 zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ to turn grief into happiness (idiom)