zhuǎi

HSK 3
common
verb
informal

Meaning of

转 means to use pedantic language; to show off learned speech. Pronounced zhuǎi. HSK 3.

  • to use pedantic language; to show off learned speech

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

píng
shí
hǎo
zhuǎi
liǎng
 
shí
méi
shén
me
zhēn
cái
shí
xué
 

He likes to use fancy phrases casually, but actually has little real talent.

Shuō
bái
huà
jiù
xíng
 
yòng
zháo
zhuǎi
wén
 

Just speak plainly, there's no need to show off with fancy language.

Bié
zài
zhǎng
bèi
miàn
qián
zhuǎi
 
rén
jiā
jiàn
de
duō
le
 

Don't show off your fancy speech in front of elders, they've seen far more than you.

jiǎng
huà
jiù
ài
zhuǎi
wén
 
jiā
dōu
tīng
míng
bai
 

He always likes to use pedantic language when speaking, and no one can understand him.

Xiě
zuò
wén
yào
wèi
zhuǎi
wén
 
yào
tōng
dǒng
 

Don't just use fancy language in your writing, make it easy to understand.