turn around; reverse (a situation)
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to turn around; to turn (one's body)
Refers to physically turning one's body or an object.
Tā他
měng猛
de地
niǔ扭
zhuǎn转
shēn身
tǐ体
，
pǎo跑
chū出
le了
fáng房
jiān间
。
He suddenly turned around and ran out of the room.
Wǒ我
tīng听
jiàn见
yǒu有
rén人
jiào叫
wǒ我
，
biàn便
niǔ扭
zhuǎn转
tóu头
qù去
chá查
kàn看
。
I heard someone calling me, so I turned my head to look.
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Zhè这
ge个
fá阀
mén门
xū需
yào要
nì逆
shí时
zhēn针
fāng方
xiàng向
niǔ扭
zhuǎn转
cái才
néng能
dǎ打
kāi开
。
This valve needs to be turned counterclockwise to open.
verb
to reverse; to turn around; to rectify
Refers to changing the course, trend, or outcome of a situation, often from bad to good.
Xīn新
jiào教
liàn练
shàng上
rèn任
hòu后
，
chéng成
gōng功
niǔ扭
zhuǎn转
le了
qiú球
duì队
de的
lián连
bài败
jú局
miàn面
。
After the new coach took over, he successfully reversed the team's losing streak.
Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
niǔ扭
zhuǎn转
zhè这
zhǒng种
duì对
huán环
jìng境
de的
pò破
huài坏
xìng性
qū趋
shì势
。
We must find a way to reverse this destructive trend toward the environment.
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Zhè这
cì次
chéng成
gōng功
de的
tán谈
pàn判
niǔ扭
zhuǎn转
le了
qián乾
kūn坤
，
dài带
lái来
le了
hé和
píng平
de的
shǔ曙
guāng光
。
This successful negotiation turned the tide and brought the dawn of peace.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
tái台
le了
yī一
xì系
liè列
zhèng政
cè策
lái来
niǔ扭
zhuǎn转
jīng经
jì济
xià下
huá滑
de的
qū趋
shì势
。
The government introduced a series of policies to reverse the economic downturn.