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Meaning of 辗

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(Trad.: 輾)
Pinyin: zhǎn
English Definition: roll over on side; turn half over
Chinese Definition:
①(辗转(輾))a.身体翻来覆去地,如“辗辗反侧”;b.间接,经过曲折,如“辗辗传说”。均亦作“展转”。
Total strokes: 14; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (cart) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ chē ] cart, vehicle; to move in a cart
    • [ zhǎn ] to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch
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Example Words
辗转 zhǎn zhuǎn to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander
辗转反侧 zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)
辗轧 zhǎn to roll over; to run over
辗转思维 zhǎn zhuǎn wéi to rack one's brains (idiom)
辗转流传 zhǎn zhuǎn liú chuán to wind about; to pass through many hands; to spread from place to place (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
The iron wheels of the epoch, ran them over ruthlessly.
2
The box was crushed when the car ran over it.
3
The carriage got out of control and ran over a pedestrian.
4
A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.
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The Dubs won't roll over like a submissive Roscommon did 13 days ago.