转

The character "转" has 8 strokes. "转" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "转" has 3 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "转" are "zhuǎn" "zhuàn" "zhuǎi" . View the stroke order of "转">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "转"

v.: lard/embellish one's speech with literary quotations (to show off one's knowledge); turn; shift; change; convert; switch; pass on; transfer; revolve; rotate; spin; wander about; stroll

quant.: revolution; rotation; turn

• turn : v.转动；旋转；转变；变成；开始做；卷入；涉及；车削；求助于；翻转
• shift : v.转移；移动；振作起来；变换身体位置；转变；〈英；非正式〉 快速移动；非正式〉 活动一下；移位；去污
• change : v.更改；改变；改换；更衣；转车；变色；转成新月相；转成新月；换
• convert : v.使…转变；改变；以…得分；转换；改变宗教信仰；说服…改变信仰；使皈依；兑换；对…作换算
• switch : n.开关；转变；细软枝条；道岔；假发；切换
• pass on : 传递, 传给, 传达
• transfer : v.转移；转乘；转搭；转让；移交；转变；调动；改行
• revolve : v.旋转；绕转；反复思考；围绕…转；以…为最重要内容；以…为中心；反复斟酌
• rotate : v.旋转；转动；轮换；轮流；使旋转；使转动；轮种；给（轮胎）换位
• spin : v.旋转；使…旋转；纺；钓鱼；眩晕；抛；投旋转球；使带有倾向性；甩干
• wander about : 徘徊；彷徨；四处游荡
• stroll : v.散步；闲逛；溜达；轻而易举地获胜；毫不费力地获胜
• revolution : n.革命；彻底变革；旋转；大变革；旋转一周；共产主义革命；革命性巨变；绕转
• rotation : n.旋转；转动；轮换；轮作；轮流；换茬；轮伐期；轮流实习；坐标轴的旋转

Form words with "转"

小雨转多云 light rain to cloudy

玩儿转电脑 be expert at the computer

中雨转多云 mild rain to cloudy

Example phrases using "转"

• 他感到太突然，一时转不过弯儿来。

  He was not ready to accept it yet; for it took him too much by surprise.

• 他把我的书转借给他弟弟了。

  He lent my book to his brother.

• 她转着弯子问了一个问题。

  She raised a roundabout question.

• 我想先闲转一会儿再回家。

  I thought I’d hang round for a while before going home.

• 一家人都围着宝宝转。

  The whole family centre around the newborn.

• 形势发展不可捩转。

  The course of events cannot be reversed.

• 月亮绕着地球转。

  The moon goes/revolves round the earth.

• 树叶在风中踅转。

  The leaves are whirling in the wind.

• 地球绕着太阳转。

  The earth revolves/rotates round the sun.

• 轮盘转了一整圈。

  The wheel has come full circle.