转身

zhuǎn shēn

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. (of a person) to turn round
2. to face about
3. (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 改嫁 gǎi jià 改嫁 gǎi jià to remarry (of a woman) 现代汉语中更常用的表示寡妇再婚的词: to remarry (of a woman)

Related words

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• 回头 huí tóu 回头 huí tóu to turn round; to turn one's head 转向后方，但多指回头看而不是整个身体转过去: to turn round; to turn one's head

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“转身”表示转动身体，不能用于表示“回头”仅转动头部。

Example Sentences

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她 转身 对我笑了笑。

She turned around and smiled at me.

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Child Words of 转身

• 转 转 zhuǎi: see 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]
• 转 转 zhuǎn: to turn
• 转 转 zhuàn: to revolve
• 身 身 shēn: body