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转 (zhuàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

also read as:
zhuǎn to turn

转 (zhuàn) is a Chinese word: to turn. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 转

动 dòng verb

to turn

车在前面路口左转。

chē zài qián miàn lù kǒu zuǒ zhuàn

The car turns left at the intersection ahead.

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Word breakdown

转 zhuàn — to turn

Words with this character (3)
Structure & writing
1 转 zhuàn — to spin; to revolve around a center
Xpinyin

转 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 车 chē — wheeled land vehicle
车 is a component in 27 characters
HSK 3
轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 较 jiào to compare (size, degree, etc.) 辆 liàng measure word for vehicles
HSK 4
转 zhuǎn to rotate; to change direction or situation 输 shū to transport from one place to another 连 lián to connect, to link
HSK 5
军 jūn armed forces; military 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 软 ruǎn soft, not firm (opposite of 硬) 载 zài to load (onto a vehicle or vessel) 辑 jí to collect and compile (materials into a book)
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阵 zhèn battle formation (arrangement of troops in combat)
HSK 6
轨 guǐ the distance between two wheels of a vehicle; rut left by wheels 轮 lún wheel 辅 fǔ to assist; to aid 辈 bèi generation; order of seniority in a family
HSK 7
撵 niǎn to expel, drive away 斩 zhǎn to chop off; to behead 舆 yú (lit.) carriage; cart 轰 hōng boom; bang (sound of thunder, cannon, explosion, etc.) 轴 zhóu axle; shaft (cylindrical mechanical part around which wheels or components rotate)
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轿 jiào sedan chair; a traditional enclosed conveyance of bamboo or wood, draped with cloth, carried by bearers or on horseback 辐 fú spoke (of a wheel) 辕 yuán the two shafts at the front of a large cart for harnessing animals 辖 xiá linchpin (iron pin through an axle hub to keep the wheel in place) 辗 zhǎn used in "辗转": ① tossing and turning (of the body); ② passing through many places or hands; moving in a roundabout way 辙 zhé rut; track left by a wheel
1.2 专 zhuān — single-minded, focused on one thing
专 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 4
转 zhuǎn to rotate; to change direction or situation
HSK 5
传 chuán to pass from one party to another; to hand down from generation to generation
HSK 6
砖 zhuān brick (building material made by firing clay in a kiln, usually rectangular or square)

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