zhuǎn

转

HSK 3Character · Verb · NounTraditional轉

change direction; transfer; transform

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Meanings

3 senses · 12 examples
1.

verb

change direction, position or situation

neutral

Used for physical movement or abstract changes in conditions.

Tā他
zhuǎn转
guò过
shēn身
lái来
xiàng向
wǒ我
dǎ打
zhāo招
hu呼
 。

He turned around to greet me.

Xiàng向
zuǒ左
zhuǎn转
 ,
nǐ你
jiù就
néng能
kàn看
dào到
dì地
tiě铁
zhàn站
 。

Turn left and you will see the subway station.

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Qíng情
kuàng况
hǎo好
zhuǎn转
le了
 ,
wǒ我
men们
zhōng终
yú于
sōng松
le了
kǒu口
qì气
 。

The situation has improved, and we finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhè这
zhī支
duì队
wǔ伍
yóu由
bài败
zhuǎn转
shèng胜
 ,
yíng赢
dé得
le了
bǐ比
sài赛
 。

This team turned from defeat to victory and won the game.

Tiān天
qì气
yóu由
yīn阴
zhuǎn转
qíng晴
 ,
shì适
hé合
chū出
qù去
yóu游
wán玩
 。

The weather has turned from cloudy to sunny, perfect for going out to play.

2.

verb

transfer; deliver; pass on

neutral

Used for passing items, messages or opinions between people or groups.

Zhè这
fēng封
xìn信
yóu由
wǒ我
zhuǎn转
gěi给
tā他
hǎo好
le了
 。

I can pass this letter on to him.

Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
zhuǎn转
dá达
wǒ我
de的
wèn问
hòu候
gěi给
nǐ你
de的
jiā家
rén人
 。

Please pass my greetings on to your family.

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Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
zhuǎn转
jiāo交
zhè这
fèn份
zuò作
yè业
gěi给
bān班
zhǎng长
 。

The teacher asked me to hand this homework over to the monitor.

Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
zhuǎn转
sòng送
zhè这
gè个
bāo包
guǒ裹
gěi给
wǒ我
de的
shì室
yǒu友
 。

Please help me deliver this package to my roommate.

Tā他
bāng帮
wǒ我
zhuǎn转
dá达
le了
duì对
tóng同
shì事
de的
gǎn感
xiè谢
 。

He passed on my thanks to my colleagues.

3.

noun

surname Zhuan

neutral

Used as a family name.

Zhuǎn转
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
 。

Mr. Zhuan is a new colleague at our company.

Wǒ我
yǒu有
gè个
tóng同
xué学
xìng姓
Zhuǎn转
 ,
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
zhè这
gè个
xìng姓
shì氏
 。

I have a classmate with the surname Zhuan, which is a very rare family name.