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

会 zhuǎn huì to transfer to another club (professional sports)
录 zhuǎn lù transcription; to make a copy of a recording
峰回路 fēng huí lù zhuǎn the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom); (of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly; things have taken a new turn
lún zhuàn to rotate
向灯 zhuǎn xiàng dēng vehicle turn indicator light
piān zhuǎn deflection (physics); deviation (away from a straight line)
diào zhuǎn to turn around
述 zhuǎn shù to pass on (stories); to relate
不可逆 bù kě nì zhuǎn irreversible
战 zhuǎn zhàn to fight in one place after another
氨酶 zhuǎn ān méi transferase (enzyme)
卖 zhuǎn mài to resell
载 zhuǎn zǎi to forward (a shipment); to reprint sth published elsewhere; Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 zai4]
门 zhuàn mén revolving door; turnstile
危为安 zhuǎn wēi wéi ān to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
gōng zhuàn orbital revolution
调 zhuǎn diào (music) to change key; modulation; (of an employee) to be transferred to another post
车 zhuǎn chē to transfer; to change trains, buses etc
车 zhuàn chē a turntable
连轴 lián zhóu zhuàn lit. to continuously revolve; to work non-stop; to work around the clock (idiom)
基因 zhuǎn jī yīn genetic modification
瞬 zhuǎn shùn in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash; to turn one's eyes
子 zhuàn zǐ rotor (electricity)
椅 zhuàn yǐ swivel chair; children's roundabout
正 zhuǎn zhèng to transfer to full membership; to obtain tenure