• Pinyin: zhuàn
  English Definition: to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actions
  Chinese Definition:
  ①旋转；打转。［例］峰回路转。——《醉翁亭记》。［例］下者飘转。——唐·杜甫《茅屋为秋风所破歌》。［合］转丸(转动的弹丸。比喻升降沉浮不定)；转灯(走马灯)；机器转子团团转；砂轮转得快；地球绕着太阳转。
  ②绕过。［例］由千佛山脚下往东，转过山坡，竟向南去。——《老残游记》。
  ③迷路或迷失方向。［例］晕头转向。
  ④(口）∶转悠。［例］公园关了门，只好去转文殊院。——《大波》。
  ⑤旋转的一整圈。［例］每分钟3600转。
  Example Words:

  转向	zhuàn xiàng	to get lost; to lose one's way	HSK 4
  转动	zhuàn dòng	to rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn; to move in a circle; to gyrate
  转悠	zhuàn you	to roll; to wander around; to appear repeatedly
  自转	zì zhuàn	rotation
  团团转	tuán tuán zhuàn	to go round and round; running around in circles; fig. frantically busy

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• Pinyin: zhuǎi
  English Definition: see 转文
  Example Words:

  转文

  zhuǎi wén

  to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions; Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 wen2]

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• Pinyin: zhuǎn
  English Definition: to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail)
  Chinese Definition:
  ①旋动：转动。转瞬(转动眼睛，形容时间短促)。
  ②改换方向或情势：转身。转变。转弯。
  ③不直接的，中间再经过别人或别的地方：转送。转达。转发。转运。周转。
  ④迁移：转移。转业。
  ⑤量词，古代勋位每升一级称“一转”：“策勋十二转，赏赐百千强。”
  Example Words:

  转变	zhuǎn biàn	to change; to transform; shift; transformation; Classifiers: 个	HSK 5
  转移	zhuǎn yí	to shift; to divert or distract (attention etc); to change; to transform; metastasis (medicine); to evacuate (people)	HSK 6
  转化	zhuǎn huà	to change; to transform; isomerization (chemistry)
  转身	zhuǎn shēn	(of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
  转换	zhuǎn huàn	to change; to switch; to convert; to transform	HSK 4

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