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Pronunciation |
: |
zhuǎn |
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Meaning |
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- change; shift; transfer. (v)
- pass on. (v)
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Radical |
: |
车 |
Strokes |
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8 |
Traditional |
: |
轉 ( Stroke Order ) |
Usage |
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30.4% |
Notes |
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also as zhuàn |
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Common Words / Phrases:
1. |
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turn; move; turn round |
4. |
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: |
turn a corner; make a turn |
7. |
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: |
rotate; circle; spin |
Sentences:
1. The captain ordered his soldiers to face about. |
shàng |
wèi |
mìng |
lìng |
zhàn |
shì |
men |
xiàng |
hòu |
zhuǎn |
。 |
上 |
尉 |
命 |
令 |
战 |
士 |
们 |
向 |
后 |
转 |
。 |
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上尉 |
: |
captain |
命令 |
: |
order |
战士们 |
: |
soldiers |
向 |
: |
toward |
后 |
: |
back |
转 |
: |
turn |
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2. We’ve got to change that failure round into success. |
wǒ |
men |
bì |
xū |
yào |
bǎ |
shī |
bài |
zhuǎn |
biàn |
wéi |
chéng |
gōng |
。 |
我 |
们 |
必 |
须 |
要 |
把 |
失 |
败 |
转 |
变 |
为 |
成 |
功 |
。 |
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我们 |
: |
we |
必须 |
: |
must |
要 |
: |
have to |
把 |
: |
particle used to shift the object to before the verb |
失败 |
: |
failure |
转变 |
: |
change to |
为 |
: |
as |
成功 |
: |
success |
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3. The earth revolves round the sun. |
dì |
qiú |
shì |
rào |
zhe |
tài |
yáng |
bù |
tíng |
de |
xuán |
zhuǎn |
de |
。 |
地 |
球 |
是 |
绕 |
着 |
太 |
阳 |
不 |
停 |
地 |
旋 |
转 |
的 |
。 |
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地球 |
: |
earth |
是 |
: |
is |
绕 |
: |
to rotate around |
着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
太阳 |
: |
sun |
不停 |
: |
incessant |
地 |
: |
(particle) used after adverbial |
旋转 |
: |
rotate; circle; spin |
的 |
: |
used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis |
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4. He angled his way into the room. |
tā |
zhuǎn |
wān |
zǒu |
jìn |
fáng |
jiān |
。 |
他 |
转 |
弯 |
走 |
进 |
房 |
间 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
转弯 |
: |
turn a corner; make a turn |
走进 |
: |
walk into |
房间 |
: |
room |
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