zhuǎn zhuàn

shift, move, turn

HSK 4 #376

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

帆 zhuǎn fān to tack (of sailing ship); to jibe; to go about
干 zhuǎn gàn to become a cadre (e.g. a promotion from shopfloor)
引 zhuǎn yǐn to quote from secondary source
弯抹角 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
悲为喜 zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ to turn grief into happiness (idiom)
战千里 zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country; never-ending struggle
托 zhuǎn tuō to pass on a task; to delegate one's work; to pass the buck
抵 zhuǎn dǐ to convert; to exchange
捩 zhuǎn liè to turn
授 zhuǎn shòu to delegate
换断层 zhuǎn huàn duàn céng transform fault (geology)
败为胜 zhuàn bài wéi shèng to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
文 zhuǎi wén to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions; Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 wen2]
文 zhuǎn wén (Internet) to repost (Tw)
会费 zhuǎn huì fèi transfer fee; signing bonus; sign-on bonus
校 zhuǎn xiào to transfer (school)
步 zhuǎn bù to turn around
氨基酶 zhuǎn ān jī méi amino transferase (enzyme)
法轮 zhuǎn fǎ lún to transmit Buddhist teaching; chakram or chakka (throwing disk)
注 zhuǎn zhù transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character with meanings influenced by other words; sometimes called mutually explanatory character
注字 zhuǎn zhù zì transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character with meanings influenced by other words; sometimes called mutually explanatory character
浑天仪 zhuàn hún tiān yí armillary sphere (astronomy)
炉 zhuàn lú converter (rotary furnace in steelmaking)