toss and turn; pass through many hands
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to toss and turn in bed; to be restless and unable to sleep
Often used with 反侧 to form the idiom 展转反侧 (tossing and turning). The standard form is 辗转.
Tā他
xīn心
shì事
chóng重
chóng重
，
zhǎn展
zhuǎn转
nán难
mián眠
。
He was preoccupied with worries and tossed and turn, unable to sleep.
Yīn因
wèi为
shēn身
tǐ体
bù不
shì适
，
tā她
zhěng整
yè夜
zhǎn展
zhuǎn转
fǎn反
cè侧
。
Because she was not feeling well, she tossed and turned all night.
verb
to pass through many places or hands; to circulate indirectly
Implies a roundabout or indirect route. Often used for letters, rumors, or people traveling.
Zhè这
fēng封
xìn信
zhǎn展
zhuǎn转
dào到
le了
wǒ我
de的
shǒu手
zhōng中
。
This letter reached me after passing through many hands.
Tā他
zhǎn展
zhuǎn转
yú于
duō多
gè个
chéng城
shì市
，
zuì最
zhōng终
dìng定
jū居
Běi北
jīng京
。
He moved around through several cities and finally settled in Beijing.
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Xiāo消
xi息
zhǎn展
zhuǎn转
liú流
chuán传
，
yǐ已
jīng经
biàn变
le了
wèi味
dào道
。
The news has been passed around so much that it has become distorted.