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Definitions
- 1. see 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]
Example Sentences
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Words Containing 转
to act according to whatever is the current outlook
to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
to lose one's bearings
fortunes rise and fall
transform fault (geology)
to pass on to
to turn right
to turn right (Shanghainese)
from prosperity to decline
to forward (a message, letter, article etc)
a surface of revolution (math.)
to pass on a present
turning point
to work
rotary grindstone
(coll.) to pace around nervously
amino transferase (enzyme)
the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
to make an about-turn; to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc; to turn things on their head
teleportation
to rotate
Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)
to change profession
to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)
an electric turntable
axis of rotation
confused and disoriented
to migrate
nuclear transformation
lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
(theater) blackout (e.g. at the end of a scene)
to relocate
(computing) escape sequence
swivel chair
pencil sharpener
(Internet slang) to go from being an admirer to being a detractor
to go underground
transfer fee
the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break
retrovirus
to turn back
to rotate
to stroll
transduction
to change (to final stretch of journey)
to go round and round
fertile isotope
to shift one's eyes
(linguistics) transferred meaning
to pass on to sb
to turn to (sth else)
to fight in one place after another
(medicine) metastasis
File Transfer, Access and Management
to change schools
rotor
to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform
nutation (plants turning to face the sun)
to change over to; to shift to; to switch to
to forward goods
conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters
to transliterate
to resell
toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)
to have second thoughts about sth
transfer desk
bend in a street
to pass on a task
transit hub
genetic modification
past midnight
to quote from secondary source
to rotate about an axis
(of a person) to turn round
lit. to continuously revolve
analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)
converter (rotary furnace in steelmaking)
see 閃轉騰挪|闪转腾挪[shǎn zhuǎn téng nuó]
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
in the blink of an eye
to have room to save a situation
rotating stage
cash flow
to transfer (money to a bank account)
to adapt for use for another purpose
to forward (a shipment)
to change
rotary drum
(Internet slang) to go from being indifferent to being a big fan
to approve and forward
slippage rate
revolver (handgun)
torque arm
to change (train or plane)
to turn around
turnstile
to pass on
convertible debt
reversal
organ stop (button activating a row of pipes)
(to take) a turn for the better
to sublet
to transmit a document (up or down a chain of bureaucracy)
to whirl
a turntable
to turn left
to roll
(medicine) testicular torsion
converter
to spin
to make a detour
lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
Turkish döner kebab
to improve
to turn one's head
to delegate
to transfer
to shift
distribution depot
genetically modified (GM) food
(computing) to jump to (a new location in a hypertext document)
metastasis
turning point
to transfer to full membership
vehicle turn indicator light
transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
in a flash
to change one's profession
to broadcast live from the scene
chakravarti raja (emperor in Hindu mythology)
angle of rotation
to convert
to transfer (a patient for treatment in a different hospital)
to transfer (a patient) to a different hospital
to fool
in the twinkling of an eye
fast-forward
process of change
negotiable securities
to transpose
reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)
to become a cadre (e.g. a promotion from shopfloor)
(computing) escape character
to go on a trip
lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
to change major (at college)
reverse transcription virus
bicycle bell (with a rotating internal mechanism)
to turn
to change direction
turn signal (auto.)
an electric turntable
see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guǎi wān mò jiǎo]
cash flow statement
reincarnation (Buddhism)
torque
reflex (angle)
to toss about in bed
to roll over
U-turn
rotating platform
pole of rotation
to rotate
rotation
lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time
a turntable
debit card
improvement
angle of drift (navigation)
conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)
to transfer (from one unit to another)
metonymy
index (rotating gauge)
to spin rapidly; to whirl around
angular velocity
(of time, or a video clip etc) to run in reverse
rotating turret
to reassign sb to a different job
axis of rotation
see 山不轉水轉|山不转水转[shān bù zhuàn shuǐ zhuàn]
to pass on
gazing fixedly (idiom)
to turn one's back
lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[běi dǒu xīng] has turned and the stars have moved
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
(molecular biology) reverse transcription
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
to know all the ins and outs of sth
reverse transcriptase
to slip (e.g. of clutch)
to turn away
to save or redeem (a situation)
to shift; to relocate; to transfer
to change production
fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country
to reverse
to rove around
to rotate (about an axis)
transfer student
mass transfer (in LED panel manufacturing)
to turn one's head
deflection (physics)
to change positions
revolving tray on a dining table
becoming acute
with fixed attention (idiom)
to transfer
entrepot
transferase (enzyme)
to rotate
to translate (to another language)
armillary sphere (astronomy)
to turn around
axis of rotation (mechanics)
to pass on; to relay
to pass on (stories)
to turn back
rigid rotation
the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything
to turn grief into happiness (idiom)
irreversible
to return
muscle cramp
to make a sudden turn
to change one's viewpoint
to transfer ships
what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)
file transfer
to pass (sth) on (to sb else)
to transfer (school)
(computing) network address translation
to pass on
to move nimbly about, dodging and weaving (martial arts)
cash flow
to revolve; to rotate
lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[běi dǒu xīng] has turned and the stars have moved
unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily
to refer sb to an agency (or hospital etc)
turning force
baggage carousel
turntable
(of ownership, custody etc) to be transferred to
to demobilize
to be on the move
(music) to change key
water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)
genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China
to remarry (of widow)
axis of rotation
combination lock
transferable
storage depot on a transportation route
transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)
revolving door
steering wheel
orbital revolution
to change the channel (TV)
to roll
transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
transcription
rotational angular velocity
it's a small world
to transfer again
winding number
to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
(agriculture) to switch to growing a different crop
to turn
to tack (of sailing ship)
connecting flight
to turn left (Shanghainese)
revolving fund
relay
to get lost
döner kebab
to transfer (ownership, rights etc)
merry-go-round
transposition
to turn sth around
digital-to-analog converter (DAC)
to transmit Buddhist teaching
(telephony etc) to switch
moment of inertia (mechanics)
(voice, music) suave
spin ball
to change one's mind (idiom)
to have financial difficulties
to turn
merry-go-round
to transfer to another club (professional sports)
rotating disk
to have a cash flow problem
(computing) transcoding
to change
to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions
inverted sugar
shift in the trend of events
tachometer
to change
change of rhyme (within a poem)
rotation
rotor (electricity)
to change track
to move one's base (of operations)
to pass in an instant
to transmit
the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning