swap places; exchange positions
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to swap places; to exchange positions
informalUsed colloquially to suggest two people or things physically changing places with each other. The retroflex 'r' sound is a characteristic of Beijing dialect.
Chē车
lǐ里
tài太
jǐ挤
le了
，
zán咱
men们
huàn换
gè个
r儿
zuò坐
ba吧
。
It's too crowded in the car; let's swap seats.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
chōu抽
tí屉
dà大
xiǎo小
bù不
yī一
yàng样
，
bù不
néng能
huàn换
gè个
r儿
。
These two drawers are different sizes and cannot be swapped.
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Zán咱
liǎ俩
huàn换
gè个
gè个
r儿
，
wǒ我
zhàn站
zhè这
r儿
nǐ你
zhàn站
nà那
r儿
。
Let's swap spots; I'll stand here and you stand there.