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zhuǎn

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zhuǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhuǎn | zhuan3
English translation
to convey
to forward (mail)
to transfer
to turn
to shift
to revolve
to circle about
to walk about
classifier for turns: revs
classifier for repeated actions
to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail

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About zhuǎn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhuǎn

Contains the radical

Chē

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

cart

Etymology of zhuǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

车专

Semantic compound

Chē

Phonetic compound

zhuān

Explanation

Simplified form of zhuǎn . Phonosemantic compound. chē represents the meaning and zhuān represents the sound. Originally written as zhuān . The chē component was added later.

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Example sentences using zhuǎn

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( ruò 米饭 mǐfàn shì shèng de Liáng 米饭 mǐfàn , yòng 微波炉 wēi bō lú 稍微 shāowēi zhuǎn 1-2分钟 fēnzhōng .)

Sprinkle with Maggie sauce and add in wasabi if desired.

bǐng ān suān zài zhuǎn ān 作用 zuòyòng Zhōng 似乎 sìhū shì gēng hǎo de 氨基酸 ān jī suān .

Alanine appears to be the preferred amino acid in the transamination.

下午 xiàwǔ 天气 tiānqì zhuǎn Lěng le .

It turned chilly in the afternoon.

zài 转角 zhuǎn jiǎo chǔ de 餐饮 cān yǐn tān le bēi 百事可乐 Bǎi shì Kě lè .

I had a pepsi at a refreshment booth round the corner.

气象 qìxiàng 预报 yùbào shuì 早上 zǎoshang tiān qíng Hòu zhuǎn Yīn .

The weatherforecast said fair in the morning, later cloudy.

Words with zhuǎn

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character zhuǎn in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhuǎn to turn zhuǎn
转移 zhuǎnyí to shift轉移
转发 zhuǎn fā to transmit轉發
转变 zhuǎnbiàn to change轉變
转身 zhuǎn shēn to face about轉身
旋转 xuánzhuǎn to rotate旋轉
转换 zhuǎn huàn to change轉換
好转 hǎo zhuǎn to improve好轉
转让 zhuǎnràng conveyancing (property)轉讓
转向 zhuǎn xiàng to change direction轉向
转化 zhuǎn huà to change轉化
运转 yùn zhuǎn to work運轉
转载 zhuǎn zǎi to forward (a shipment)轉載
转转 zhuàn zhuan to stroll轉轉
转弯 zhuǎn wān to turn轉彎
转动 zhuǎn dòng to revolve轉動
转型 zhuǎn xíng transformation轉型
转告 zhuǎngào to pass on轉告
扭转 niǔzhuǎn to reverse扭轉
逆转 nì zhuǎn to turn back逆轉
转播 zhuǎn bō relay轉播
中转站 zhōng zhuǎn zhàn hub (network equipment)中轉站
转机 zhuǎn jī to change planes轉機
转会 zhuǎn huì to transfer to another club (professional sports)轉會
转入 zhuǎn rù shift to轉入

zhuǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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zhuǎn Decomposition

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zhuǎn Compounds

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