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HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional轉游

rotate; stroll around

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to rotate; to turn round and round

informal

Usually refers to eyeballs or small objects moving in a circular motion. Often implies a shifty or calculating look when used for eyes.

Yǎn眼
zhū珠
zi子
zhí直
zhuàn转
you游
 。

His eyeballs were spinning around.

Tā他
zài在
nà那
er儿
zuò坐
zhe着
 ,
yǎn眼
zhū珠
zi子
bù不
tíng停
de地
zhuàn转
you游
 ,
bù不
zhī知
dào道
zài在
xiǎng想
shén什
me么
 。

He sat there with his eyes constantly darting around, wondering what he was thinking.

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Xiǎo小
māo猫
dīng盯
zhe着
lǎo老
shǔ鼠
 ,
yǎn眼
zhū珠
zi子
zhí直
zhuàn转
you游
 。

The kitten stared at the mouse, its eyes moving back and forth.

Bié别
guāng光
zài在
nà那
er儿
zhuàn转
you游
yǎn眼
zhū珠
zi子
 ,
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
gàn干
huó活
 !

Don't just sit there rolling your eyes—get to work!

Tā他
de的
yǎn眼
zhū珠
zi子
zhuàn转
you游
de得
hěn很
kuài快
 ,
xiǎn显
de得
hěn很
jī机
ling灵
 。

His eyes moved around quickly, making him look very clever.

2.

verb

to stroll around; to wander aimlessly; to hang out

informal

Implies casual walking without a specific destination, often to kill time or relax. Common in northern Chinese dialects.

Xīng星
qī期
tiān天
wǒ我
shàng上
jiē街
zhuàn转
you游
le了
yī一
xià下
 。

On Sunday, I strolled around the streets for a while.

Zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
zhuàn转
you游
zhuàn转
you游
 。

On weekends, I like to hang out at the park.

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Tā他
méi没
gōng工
zuò作
 ,
zhěng整
tiān天
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
zhuàn转
you游
 。

He doesn't have a job and wanders around the streets all day.

Zán咱
men们
qù去
shāng商
chǎng场
zhuàn转
you游
yī一
quān圈
ba吧
 ,
fǎn反
zhèng正
yě也
méi没
shì事
 。

Let's stroll around the mall for a bit; we have nothing else to do anyway.

Bié别
zài在
wài外
miàn面
xiā瞎
zhuàn转
you游
le了
 ,
kuài快
huí回
jiā家
chī吃
fàn饭
 。

Stop wandering around outside for no reason and come home to eat.