转 zhuǎn to turn
to turn; to change; pass on
How to remember 转: 车 car + 专 concentrated = to turn. The learner driver grips the wheel of the car, totally concentrated, as the instructor tells her when to turn.
Component breakdown
转 = 车 car + 专 concentrated
- 车 car
- 专 concentrated
The learner driver grips the wheel of the car, totally concentrated, as the instructor tells her when to turn.
How it is used
- Two readings. zhuǎn = to change/turn/pass on - 转变 (zhuǎnbiàn) transform, 转告 (zhuǎngào) pass on a message, 转发 (zhuǎnfā) forward/repost.
- zhuàn = to revolve/spin - 转动 (zhuàndòng) rotate, 转圈 (zhuàn quān) go in circles.
- 转机 (zhuǎnjī) can mean a change for the better, or a transfer flight.
Words with 转
- 转发zhuǎnfāto transmitHSK 4
- 转机zhuǎnjīa turn for the betterHSK 4
- 好转hǎozhuǎnto improveHSK 5
- 转变zhuǎnbiànto changeHSK 5
- 转告zhuǎngàoto pass onHSK 5
- 旋转xuánzhuǎnto rotateHSK 6
- 转交zhuǎnjiāoto pass on to somebodyHSK 6
- 转动zhuàndòngto rotate (about an axis)HSK 6
- 转换zhuǎnhuànto changeHSK 6
- 转移zhuǎnyíto shiftHSK 6
- 转让zhuǎnràngto transfer (ownership, rights etc)HSK 6
- 转身zhuǎnshēnto turn roundHSK 6
- 周转zhōuzhuǎnto rotateHSK 7
- 流转liúzhuǎnto be on the moveHSK 7
- 目不转睛mùbùzhuǎnjīngunable to take one's eyes off (idiom)HSK 7
- 转化zhuǎnhuàto changeHSK 7
- 转折zhuǎnzhéshift in the trend of eventsHSK 7
- 转折点zhuǎnzhédiǎnturning pointHSK 7
- 转播zhuǎnbōrelayHSK 7
- 转眼zhuǎnyǎnin a flashHSK 7
- 运转yùnzhuǎnto workHSK 7
- 峰回路转fēnghuí-lùzhuǎnthe mountain road twists around each new peakHSK 8
- 扭转niǔzhuǎnto reverseHSK 8
- 转机zhuǎnjī(to take) a turn for the betterHSK 8
- 晕头转向yūntóu-zhuànxiàngconfused and disorientedHSK 9
- 转型zhuǎnxíngto undergo fundamental changeHSK 9
- 转悠zhuànyouto rollHSK 9
- 转载zhuǎnzǎito forward (a shipment)HSK 9
- 转达zhuǎndáto pass onHSK 9
- 辗转zhǎnzhuǎnto toss about in bedHSK 9
Example sentences
- 请右转。 Qǐng yòu zhuǎn.Please turn right.
- 在火车站转车。 Zài huǒchē zhàn zhuǎnchē.Change trains at the railway station.