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zhuǎi
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. see 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]

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Words Containing 转

顺风转舵
shùn fēng zhuǎn duò

to act according to whatever is the current outlook

转面无情
zhuǎn miàn wú qíng

to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend

蒙头转向
mēng tóu zhuǎn xiàng

to lose one's bearings

风水轮流转
fēng shuǐ lún liú zhuàn

fortunes rise and fall

转换断层
zhuǎn huàn duàn céng

transform fault (geology)

转给
zhuǎn gěi

to pass on to

右转
yòu zhuǎn

to turn right

小转
xiǎo zhuǎn

to turn right (Shanghainese)

由盛转衰
yóu shèng zhuǎn shuāi

from prosperity to decline

转寄
zhuǎn jì

to forward (a message, letter, article etc)

旋转曲面
xuán zhuǎn qū miàn

a surface of revolution (math.)

转赠
zhuǎn zèng

to pass on a present

转捩点
zhuǎn liè diǎn

turning point

运转
yùn zhuǎn

to work

转磨
zhuàn mò

rotary grindstone

转腰子
zhuàn yāo zi

(coll.) to pace around nervously

转氨基酶
zhuǎn ān jī méi

amino transferase (enzyme)

峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn

the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)

倒转
dào zhuǎn

to make an about-turn; to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc; to turn things on their head

瞬间转移
shùn jiān zhuǎn yí

teleportation

周转
zhōu zhuǎn

to rotate

转轮王
zhuǎn lún wáng

Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)

转行
zhuǎn háng

to change profession

辗转反侧
zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè

to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)

电动转盘
diàn dòng zhuàn pán

an electric turntable

转轴
zhuàn zhóu

axis of rotation

晕头转向
yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng

confused and disoriented

转徙
zhuǎn xǐ

to migrate

核转变
hé zhuǎn biàn

nuclear transformation

扭转乾坤
niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn

lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)

暗转
àn zhuǎn

(theater) blackout (e.g. at the end of a scene)

转移安置
zhuǎn yí ān zhì

to relocate

转义序列
zhuǎn yì xù liè

(computing) escape sequence

转椅
zhuàn yǐ

swivel chair

转笔刀
zhuàn bǐ dāo

pencil sharpener

粉转黑
fěn zhuǎn hēi

(Internet slang) to go from being an admirer to being a detractor

转入地下
zhuǎn rù dì xià

to go underground

转会费
zhuǎn huì fèi

transfer fee

时来运转
shí lái yùn zhuǎn

the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break

反转录病毒
fǎn zhuǎn lù bìng dú

retrovirus

转回
zhuǎn huí

to turn back

旋转
xuán zhuǎn

to rotate

转转
zhuàn zhuan

to stroll

转导
zhuǎn dǎo

transduction

转往
zhuǎn wǎng

to change (to final stretch of journey)

团团转
tuán tuán zhuàn

to go round and round

可转换同位素
kě zhuǎn huàn tóng wèi sù

fertile isotope

转移视线
zhuǎn yí shì xiàn

to shift one's eyes

转义
zhuǎn yì

(linguistics) transferred meaning

转交
zhuǎn jiāo

to pass on to sb

转而
zhuǎn ér

to turn to (sth else)

转战
zhuǎn zhàn

to fight in one place after another

恶性转移
è xìng zhuǎn yí

(medicine) metastasis

档案转送存取及管理
dàng àn zhuǎn sòng cún qǔ jí guǎn lǐ

File Transfer, Access and Management

转学
zhuǎn xué

to change schools

转动件
zhuàn dòng jiàn

rotor

转型
zhuǎn xíng

to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform

转头
zhuàn tóu

nutation (plants turning to face the sun)

转入
zhuǎn rù

to change over to; to shift to; to switch to

转运
zhuǎn yùn

to forward goods

简繁转换
jiǎn fán zhuǎn huàn

conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters

转写
zhuǎn xiě

to transliterate

转卖
zhuǎn mài

to resell

转蛋
zhuǎn dàn

toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)

转念
zhuǎn niàn

to have second thoughts about sth

中转柜台
zhōng zhuǎn guì tái

transfer desk

转角
zhuǎn jiǎo

bend in a street

转托
zhuǎn tuō

to pass on a task

中转站
zhōng zhuǎn zhàn

transit hub

转基因
zhuǎn jī yīn

genetic modification

转钟
zhuǎn zhōng

past midnight

转引
zhuǎn yǐn

to quote from secondary source

轴旋转
zhóu xuán zhuǎn

to rotate about an axis

转身
zhuǎn shēn

(of a person) to turn round

连轴转
lián zhóu zhuàn

lit. to continuously revolve

模数转换器
mó shù zhuǎn huàn qì

analog-to-digital converter (ADC)

转轮圣王
zhuàn lún shèng wáng

Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)

转炉
zhuàn lú

converter (rotary furnace in steelmaking)

展转腾挪
zhǎn zhuǎn téng nuó

see 閃轉騰挪|闪转腾挪[shǎn zhuǎn téng nuó]

转败为胜
zhuàn bài wéi shèng

to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

一转眼
yī zhuǎn yǎn

in the blink of an eye

转圜余地
zhuǎn huán yú dì

to have room to save a situation

转台
zhuàn tái

rotating stage

现金流转
xiàn jīn liú zhuǎn

cash flow

转账
zhuǎn zhàng

to transfer (money to a bank account)

转用
zhuǎn yòng

to adapt for use for another purpose

转载
zhuǎn zǎi

to forward (a shipment)

转变
zhuǎn biàn

to change

转鼓
zhuàn gǔ

rotary drum

路转粉
lù zhuǎn fěn

(Internet slang) to go from being indifferent to being a big fan

批转
pī zhuǎn

to approve and forward

转差率
zhuǎn chā lǜ

slippage rate

转轮手枪
zhuàn lún shǒu qiāng

revolver (handgun)

转矩臂
zhuàn jǔ bì

torque arm

中转
zhōng zhuǎn

to change (train or plane)

转步
zhuǎn bù

to turn around

十字转门
shí zì zhuàn mén

turnstile

转手
zhuǎn shǒu

to pass on

可转债
kě zhuǎn zhài

convertible debt

反转
fǎn zhuǎn

reversal

转纽
zhuàn niǔ

organ stop (button activating a row of pipes)

转机
zhuǎn jī

(to take) a turn for the better

转租
zhuǎn zū

to sublet

承转
chéng zhuǎn

to transmit a document (up or down a chain of bureaucracy)

急转
jí zhuǎn

to whirl

转车
zhuàn chē

a turntable

左转
zuǒ zhuǎn

to turn left

翻转
fān zhuǎn

to roll

睾丸扭转
gāo wán niǔ zhuǎn

(medicine) testicular torsion

转换器
zhuǎn huàn qì

converter

打转
dǎ zhuàn

to spin

转道
zhuǎn dào

to make a detour

旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn

lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering

土耳其旋转烤肉
tǔ ěr qí xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu

Turkish döner kebab

好转
hǎo zhuǎn

to improve

转脸
zhuǎn liǎn

to turn one's head

转授
zhuǎn shòu

to delegate

转乘
zhuǎn chéng

to transfer

移转
yí zhuǎn

to shift

转运站
zhuǎn yùn zhàn

distribution depot

转基因食品
zhuǎn jī yīn shí pǐn

genetically modified (GM) food

跳转
tiào zhuǎn

(computing) to jump to (a new location in a hypertext document)

远端转移
yuǎn duān zhuǎn yí

metastasis

转折点
zhuǎn zhé diǎn

turning point

转正
zhuǎn zhèng

to transfer to full membership

转向灯
zhuǎn xiàng dēng

vehicle turn indicator light

转注字
zhuǎn zhù zì

transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

转眼
zhuǎn yǎn

in a flash

转业
zhuǎn yè

to change one's profession

实况转播
shí kuàng zhuǎn bō

to broadcast live from the scene

转轮圣帝
zhuǎn lún shèng dì

chakravarti raja (emperor in Hindu mythology)

旋转角
xuán zhuǎn jiǎo

angle of rotation

转抵
zhuǎn dǐ

to convert

转诊
zhuǎn zhěn

to transfer (a patient for treatment in a different hospital)

转院
zhuǎn yuàn

to transfer (a patient) to a different hospital

耍得团团转
shuǎ de tuán tuán zhuàn

to fool

转瞬
zhuǎn shùn

in the twinkling of an eye

快转
kuài zhuǎn

fast-forward

转变过程
zhuǎn biàn guò chéng

process of change

可转让证券
kě zhuǎn ràng zhèng quàn

negotiable securities

转置
zhuàn zhì

to transpose

转世
zhuǎn shì

reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)

转干
zhuǎn gàn

to become a cadre (e.g. a promotion from shopfloor)

转义字符
zhuǎn yì zì fú

(computing) escape character

转一趟
zhuàn yī tàng

to go on a trip

天摇地转
tiān yáo dì zhuǎn

lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves

转科
zhuǎn kē

to change major (at college)

逆转录病毒
nì zhuǎn lù bìng dú

reverse transcription virus

转铃
zhuàn líng

bicycle bell (with a rotating internal mechanism)

拨转
bō zhuǎn

to turn

转向
zhuǎn xiàng

to change direction

转向信号
zhuǎn xiàng xìn hào

turn signal (auto.)

电转盘
diàn zhuàn pán

an electric turntable

转弯抹角
zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo

see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guǎi wān mò jiǎo]

现金流转表
xiàn jīn liú zhuǎn biǎo

cash flow statement

转生
zhuǎn shēng

reincarnation (Buddhism)

转矩
zhuàn jǔ

torque

折转
zhé zhuǎn

reflex (angle)

辗转
zhǎn zhuǎn

to toss about in bed

转体
zhuǎn tǐ

to roll over

U形转弯
u xíng zhuǎn wān

U-turn

旋转台
xuán zhuǎn tái

rotating platform

旋转极
xuán zhuǎn jí

pole of rotation

转圈
zhuàn quān

to rotate

旋转运动
xuán zhuǎn yùn dòng

rotation

珠流璧转
zhū liú bì zhuǎn

lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time

转车台
zhuàn chē tái

a turntable

转账卡
zhuǎn zhàng kǎ

debit card

转好
zhuǎn hǎo

improvement

偏转角
piān zhuǎn jiǎo

angle of drift (navigation)

回转寿司
huí zhuǎn shòu sī

conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)

转关系
zhuǎn guān xi

to transfer (from one unit to another)

转喻
zhuǎn yù

metonymy

转位
zhuàn wèi

index (rotating gauge)

飞转
fēi zhuàn

to spin rapidly; to whirl around

转速
zhuàn sù

angular velocity

倒转
dào zhuàn

(of time, or a video clip etc) to run in reverse

转塔
zhuàn tǎ

rotating turret

调转
diào zhuǎn

to reassign sb to a different job

自转轴
zì zhuàn zhóu

axis of rotation

山不转路转
shān bù zhuàn lù zhuàn

see 山不轉水轉|山不转水转[shān bù zhuàn shuǐ zhuàn]

转告
zhuǎn gào

to pass on

目不转瞬
mù bù zhuǎn shùn

gazing fixedly (idiom)

转背
zhuǎn bèi

to turn one's back

星移斗转
xīng yí dǒu zhuǎn

lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[běi dǒu xīng] has turned and the stars have moved

见风转舵
jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

反转录
fǎn zhuǎn lù

(molecular biology) reverse transcription

转危为安
zhuǎn wēi wéi ān

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)

玩转
wán zhuàn

to know all the ins and outs of sth

逆转录酶
nì zhuǎn lù méi

reverse transcriptase

转差
zhuǎn chā

to slip (e.g. of clutch)

背转
bèi zhuǎn

to turn away

转圜
zhuǎn huán

to save or redeem (a situation)

转移
zhuǎn yí

to shift; to relocate; to transfer

转产
zhuǎn chǎn

to change production

转战千里
zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ

fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country

扭转
niǔ zhuǎn

to reverse

转来转去
zhuàn lái zhuàn qù

to rove around

转动
zhuàn dòng

to rotate (about an axis)

转学生
zhuǎn xué sheng

transfer student

巨量转移
jù liàng zhuǎn yí

mass transfer (in LED panel manufacturing)

转头
zhuǎn tóu

to turn one's head

偏转
piān zhuǎn

deflection (physics)

转变立场
zhuǎn biàn lì chǎng

to change positions

餐桌转盘
cān zhuō zhuàn pán

revolving tray on a dining table

转剧
zhuǎn jù

becoming acute

眼不转睛
yǎn bù zhuàn jīng

with fixed attention (idiom)

转车
zhuǎn chē

to transfer

转口
zhuǎn kǒu

entrepot

转氨酶
zhuǎn ān méi

transferase (enzyme)

轮转
lún zhuàn

to rotate

转译
zhuǎn yì

to translate (to another language)

转浑天仪
zhuàn hún tiān yí

armillary sphere (astronomy)

掉转
diào zhuǎn

to turn around

转动轴
zhuàn dòng zhóu

axis of rotation (mechanics)

转递
zhuǎn dì

to pass on; to relay

转述
zhuǎn shù

to pass on (stories)

逆转
nì zhuǎn

to turn back

刚体转动
gāng tǐ zhuǎn dòng

rigid rotation

法轮常转
fǎ lún cháng zhuàn

the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything

转悲为喜
zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ

to turn grief into happiness (idiom)

不可逆转
bù kě nì zhuǎn

irreversible

转去
zhuàn qù

to return

转筋
zhuàn jīn

muscle cramp

急转弯
jí zhuǎn wān

to make a sudden turn

转侧
zhuǎn cè

to change one's viewpoint

转船
zhuǎn chuán

to transfer ships

转眼便忘
zhuǎn yǎn biàn wàng

what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)

档案转送
dàng àn zhuǎn sòng

file transfer

转送
zhuǎn sòng

to pass (sth) on (to sb else)

转校
zhuǎn xiào

to transfer (school)

网络地址转换
wǎng luò dì zhǐ zhuǎn huàn

(computing) network address translation

转达
zhuǎn dá

to pass on

闪转腾挪
shǎn zhuǎn téng nuó

to move nimbly about, dodging and weaving (martial arts)

现金周转
xiàn jīn zhōu zhuǎn

cash flow

回转
huí zhuǎn

to revolve; to rotate

斗转星移
dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí

lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[běi dǒu xīng] has turned and the stars have moved

目不转睛
mù bù zhuǎn jīng

unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily

转介
zhuǎn jiè

to refer sb to an agency (or hospital etc)

旋转力
xuán zhuǎn lì

turning force

旋转行李传送带
xuán zhuǎn xíng li chuán sòng dài

baggage carousel

转盘
zhuàn pán

turntable

转归
zhuǎn guī

(of ownership, custody etc) to be transferred to

复转
fù zhuǎn

to demobilize

流转
liú zhuǎn

to be on the move

转调
zhuǎn diào

(music) to change key

漏水转浑天仪
lòu shuǐ zhuàn hún tiān yí

water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)

二人转
èr rén zhuàn

genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China

转嫁
zhuǎn jià

to remarry (of widow)

旋转轴
xuán zhuǎn zhóu

axis of rotation

转字锁
zhuàn zì suǒ

combination lock

可转让
kě zhuǎn ràng

transferable

转运栈
zhuǎn yùn zhàn

storage depot on a transportation route

转移支付
zhuǎn yí zhī fù

transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)

转门
zhuàn mén

revolving door

转向盘
zhuǎn xiàng pán

steering wheel

公转
gōng zhuàn

orbital revolution

转台
zhuǎn tái

to change the channel (TV)

转悠
zhuàn you

to roll

转注
zhuǎn zhù

transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

转录
zhuǎn lù

transcription

旋转角速度
xuán zhuǎn jiǎo sù dù

rotational angular velocity

山不转水转
shān bù zhuàn shuǐ zhuàn

it's a small world

再转复
zài zhuǎn fù

to transfer again

旋转指标
xuán zhuǎn zhǐ biāo

winding number

急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià

to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change

转作
zhuǎn zuò

(agriculture) to switch to growing a different crop

转捩
zhuǎn liè

to turn

转帆
zhuǎn fān

to tack (of sailing ship)

转接班机
zhuǎn jiē bān jī

connecting flight

大转
dà zhuǎn

to turn left (Shanghainese)

周转金
zhōu zhuǎn jīn

revolving fund

转播
zhuǎn bō

relay

转向
zhuàn xiàng

to get lost

旋转烤肉
xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu

döner kebab

转让
zhuǎn ràng

to transfer (ownership, rights etc)

轮转机
lún zhuǎn jī

merry-go-round

转位
zhuǎn wèi

transposition

转动
zhuǎn dòng

to turn sth around

数模转换器
shù mó zhuǎn huàn qì

digital-to-analog converter (DAC)

转法轮
zhuǎn fǎ lún

to transmit Buddhist teaching

转接
zhuǎn jiē

(telephony etc) to switch

转动惯量
zhuǎn dòng guàn liàng

moment of inertia (mechanics)

婉转
wǎn zhuǎn

(voice, music) suave

旋转球
xuán zhuǎn qiú

spin ball

回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì

to change one's mind (idiom)

周转不开
zhōu zhuǎn bù kāi

to have financial difficulties

转弯
zhuǎn wān

to turn

旋转木马
xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ

merry-go-round

转会
zhuǎn huì

to transfer to another club (professional sports)

转轮
zhuàn lún

rotating disk

周转不灵
zhōu zhuǎn bù líng

to have a cash flow problem

转码
zhuǎn mǎ

(computing) transcoding

转化
zhuǎn huà

to change

转文
zhuǎi wén

to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions

转化糖
zhuǎn huà táng

inverted sugar

转折
zhuǎn zhé

shift in the trend of events

转速表
zhuàn sù biǎo

tachometer

转换
zhuǎn huàn

to change

转韵
zhuǎn yùn

change of rhyme (within a poem)

自转
zì zhuàn

rotation

转子
zhuàn zǐ

rotor (electricity)

转轨
zhuǎn guǐ

to change track

转移阵地
zhuǎn yí zhèn dì

to move one's base (of operations)

转眼即逝
zhuǎn yǎn jí shì

to pass in an instant

转发
zhuǎn fā

to transmit

天旋地转
tiān xuán dì zhuàn

the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning