转 (zhuǎn): to turn, to transfer
转 (zhuǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “to turn, to transfer.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 车 (semantic) and 专 (phonetic). It ranks #376 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 转 cart. Its radical form 车 (cart) appears in many related characters such as 车 (chē, vehicle), 轻 (qīng, light), 辆 (liàng, measure word for vehicles).
Definitions
- to turn, to transfer
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 转
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 转移verb | zhuǎn yí | to shift | 6 |
| 旋转verb | xuán zhuǎn | to rotate | 6 |
| 转身verb | zhuǎn shēn | (of a person) to turn round | 6 |
| 转变verb | zhuǎn biàn | to change | 5 |
| 好转verb | hǎo zhuǎn | to improve | 5 |
| 转换verb | zhuǎn huàn | to change | 6 |
| 转告verb | zhuǎn gào | to pass on | 5 |
| 转动verb | zhuǎn dòng | to turn sth around | 6 |
| 转机 | zhuǎn jī | (to take) a turn for the better | 4 |
| 转交verb | zhuǎn jiāo | to pass on to sb | 6 |
| 转让verb | zhuǎn ràng | to transfer (ownership, rights etc) | 6 |
| 转发verb | zhuǎn fā | to transmit | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 运转 | yùn zhuǎn | to work |
| 扭转 | niǔ zhuǎn | to reverse |
| 转播 | zhuǎn bō | relay |
| 转达 | zhuǎn dá | to pass on |
| 逆转 | nì zhuǎn | to turn back |
| 转化 | zhuǎn huà | to change |
| 转角 | zhuǎn jiǎo | bend in a street |
| 转给 | zhuǎn gěi | to pass on to |
| 转接 | zhuǎn jiē | (telephony etc) to switch |
| 翻转 | fān zhuǎn | to roll |
| 打转 | dǎ zhuàn | to spin |
| 辗转 | zhǎn zhuǎn | to toss about in bed |
| 倒转 | dào zhuǎn | to make an about-turn |
| 婉转 | wǎn zhuǎn | (voice, music) suave |
| 回转 | huí zhuǎn | variant of 迴轉|回转[hui2 zhuan3] |
转 appears in 100 compound words: 60 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 转 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (19)
to bend with the wind; to change one's position, attitude, behaviour, etc. depending on the situation
to gaze into each other's eyes; to not take their eyes off of each other
to act according to whatever is the current outlook; pragmatic; unprincipled
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
to bend with the wind; to change one's position, attitude, behaviour, etc. depending on the situation
to act according to whatever is the current outlook; pragmatic; unprincipled
Showing 12 of 19 idioms containing 转.
Example Sentences
请把这个文件转给相关部门处理。
Qǐng bǎ zhè gè wénjiàn zhuǎn gěi xiāngguān bùmén chǔlǐ.
Please transfer this document to the relevant department for handling.
...学制须备足师资教室 叶祥均:避免政策“U转”劳民伤财
. . . xué zhì xū bèi zú shī zī jiào shì xié xiáng jūn : bì miǎn zhèng cè U zhuǎn láo mín shāng cái
... The school system must be equipped with sufficient teacher classrooms Ye Xiangjun: Avoid the policy "U transfer" to waste the people and money
东方日报C1:倪乐琳幸保财色 心郁改名转运
dōng fāng rì bào C 1 : 倪 lè 琳 xìng bǎo cái sè xīn yù gǎi míng zhuǎn yùn
Oriental Daily C1: Ni Lelin is lucky to protect her wealth and change her name to transfer
...ing Games 成立 NGO 组织 转型长期倡议平台推动游戏保护立法
. . . i n g G a m e s chéng lì N G O zǔ zhī zhuǎn xíng cháng qī chàng yì píng tái tuī dòng yóu xì bǎo hù lì fǎ
... ing Games has formed the NGO Transformation Long-Term Initiative platform to push for game protection legislation
宜昌高新区23家企业满负荷运转
yí chāng gāo xīn ōu jiā qǐ yè mǎn fù hé yùn zhuǎn
23 Enterprises in Yichang High-Tech Zone Operate at Full Capacity
...冬季两项男子4X7.5公里接力:法国队逆转..
. . . dōng jì liǎng xiàng nán zǐ . gōng lǐ jiē lì fǎ guó duì nì zhuǎn . .
... Biathlon Men's 4X7.5km Relay: France reverses...
电源转接器的包装盒在哪里？
Diànyuán zhuǎnjiē qì de bāozhuāng hé zài nǎlǐ?
Where's the box the power supply came in?
我父亲逐渐好转了。
Wǒ fùqin zhújiàn hǎozhuǎn le.
My father is getting better by degrees.
地球每二十四小时就会绕轴自转一周。
Dìqiú měi èrshí sì xiǎoshí jiù huì rào zhóu zìzhuàn yīzhōu.
The earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours.
请在那个拐角左转。
Qǐng zài nàge guǎijiǎo zuǒzhuǎn.
Turn left at the corner.
Character Family
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