Back to Dictionary
转
轉
zhuǎn
1. to turn
2. to change direction
3. to transfer
4. to forward (mail)
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

转
zhuǎn
to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

中转
zhōngzhuǎn
to change (train or plane)
倒转
dàozhuǎn
to make an about-turn
偏转
piānzhuǎn
deflection (physics)
公转
gōngzhuàn
orbital revolution
反转
fǎnzhuǎn
reversal
右转
yòuzhuǎn
to turn right
周转
zhōuzhuǎn
turnover (in cash or personnel)
HSK 6
回转
huízhuǎn
to rotate
好转
hǎozhuǎn
to improve
婉转
wǎnzhuǎn
sweet and agreeable
展转
zhǎnzhuǎn
variant of [[輾轉|辗转<zhǎnzhuǎn>]]
左转
zuǒzhuǎn
to turn left
复转
fùzhuǎn
to demobilize
急转
jízhuǎn
to whirl
打转
dǎzhuàn
to spin
扭转
niǔzhuǎn
to reverse
HSK 6
批转
pīzhuǎn
to approve and forward
承转
chéngzhuǎn
to transmit a document (up or down a chain of bureaucracy)
折转
zhézhuǎn
reflex (angle)
掉转
diàozhuǎn
to turn around

Alternate Entries

转
zhuàn
to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
375
Word Frequency Rank
667 of 84,292