zhǎn

辗

Character · VerbTraditional輾

toss and turn; pass through many places

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to toss and turn; to be unable to sleep

literary

Mostly used in the fixed word 辗转.

Tā他
zuó昨
yè夜
zhǎn辗
zhuǎn转
nán难
mián眠
 。

He tossed and turned, unable to sleep last night.

Xīn心
shì事
chóng重
chóng重
 ，
lìng令
rén人
zhǎn辗
zhuǎn转
fǎn反
cè侧
 。

Weighed down with worries, one tosses and turns.

2.

verb

to pass through many places or hands; to be indirect

literary

Mostly used in the fixed word 辗转.

Zhè这
fēng封
xìn信
zhǎn辗
zhuǎn转
duō多
rì日
cái才
sòng送
dào到
tā他
shǒu手
zhōng中
 。

This letter passed through many hands for several days before it reached him.

Tā他
zhǎn辗
zhuǎn转
yú于
gè各
dà大
chéng城
shì市
xún寻
zhǎo找
gōng工
zuò作
 。

He traveled from one major city to another looking for a job.

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Xiāo消
xi息
jīng经
guò过
zhǎn辗
zhuǎn转
chuán传
bō播
 ，
yǐ已
jīng经
shī失
zhēn真
 。

The news became distorted after being passed around indirectly.