Chinese Word: 辗 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

辗 (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: 車

Pictophonetic:展 indicates the sound; 车 (cart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 车 [ chē ] cart, vehicle; to move in a cart
- 展 [ zhǎn ] to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch

Similar Characters: 碾

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辗转	zhǎn zhuǎn	to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander
辗转反侧	zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè	to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)
辗轧	zhǎn yà	to roll over; to run over
辗转思维	zhǎn zhuǎn sī 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)

1		shí dài 时代 de 的 tiě lún 铁轮， zhǎn 辗 guò 过 tā men 他们 de 的 shēn qū 身躯。 The iron wheels of the epoch, ran them over ruthlessly.
2		qì chē 汽车 zhǎn 辗 guò 过 xiāng zi 箱子 shí 时 bǎ 把 tā 它 gěi 给 yā suì 压碎 le 了。 The box was crushed when the car ran over it.
3		nà 那 bù 部 mǎ chē 马车 shī qù 失去 kòng zhì 控制， zhǎn 辗 guò 过 yī gè 一个 xíng rén 行人。 The carriage got out of control and ran over a pedestrian.
4		tā 她 xiàng 向 shù 树 hòu 后 yī shǎn 一闪， cái 才 méi 没 bèi 被 chē 车 cóng 从 shēn shang 身上 zhǎn 辗 guò 过。 A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.
5		gāi 该 pèi yīn 配音 bú huì 不会 zhǎn 辗 xiàng 像 yī gè 一个 shùn cóng 顺从 luó sī 罗斯 kāng máng 康芒 hái yǒu 还有 zhòng duō 众多 zuò 做 13天 qián 前。 The Dubs won't roll over like a submissive Roscommon did 13 days ago.

1		shí dài 时代 de 的 tiě lún 铁轮， zhǎn 辗 guò 过 tā men 他们 de 的 shēn qū 身躯。 The iron wheels of the epoch, ran them over ruthlessly.
2		qì chē 汽车 zhǎn 辗 guò 过 xiāng zi 箱子 shí 时 bǎ 把 tā 它 gěi 给 yā suì 压碎 le 了。 The box was crushed when the car ran over it.
3		nà 那 bù 部 mǎ chē 马车 shī qù 失去 kòng zhì 控制， zhǎn 辗 guò 过 yī gè 一个 xíng rén 行人。 The carriage got out of control and ran over a pedestrian.
4		tā 她 xiàng 向 shù 树 hòu 后 yī shǎn 一闪， cái 才 méi 没 bèi 被 chē 车 cóng 从 shēn shang 身上 zhǎn 辗 guò 过。 A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.
5		gāi 该 pèi yīn 配音 bú huì 不会 zhǎn 辗 xiàng 像 yī gè 一个 shùn cóng 顺从 luó sī 罗斯 kāng máng 康芒 hái yǒu 还有 zhòng duō 众多 zuò 做 13天 qián 前。 The Dubs won't roll over like a submissive Roscommon did 13 days ago.