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HSK
to turn sth around / to swivel
HSK 4
(of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
HSK 4
to change; to turn; to convert / (genetics) to transform / (chemistry) isomerization
HSK 5
to change / to transform / shift / transformation / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *转* | 转* | *转
to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
HSK 3
to rotate / to revolve / to spin / to whirl
HSK 6
(idiom) four-part structure of a composition: introduction, elucidation, pivot (shift in perspective), synthesis; (fig.) coherent structural progression in writing, narrative, or any unfolding process
to rotate (about an axis) / to revolve / to turn / to move in a circle / to gyrate
HSK 6
to transfer (ownership, rights etc)
HSK 5
in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance
HSK 7-9
to pass on / to convey / to communicate
HSK 7-9
to shift; to relocate; to transfer / (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc) / (medicine) to metastasize
HSK 4
transfer of property rights; (real estate) title transfer
to pass on / to communicate / to transmit
HSK 4
to turn / to go around a corner
HSK 4
to improve / to take a turn for the better / improvement
HSK 6
to change direction / fig. to change one's stance
HSK 5
shift in the trend of events / turnaround / plot shift in a book / turn in the conversation
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *转* | 转* | *转
to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions
HSK 6
to change / to switch / to convert / to transform
HSK 5
digital-to-analog converter (DAC)
to know all the ins and outs of sth / to get to know (a place) inside out
teleportation
with fixed attention (idiom)
genetic modification
to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
winding number
water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)
to roll / to wander around / to appear repeatedly
HSK 7-9
U-turn
to forward (a shipment) / to reprint sth published elsewhere / Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 zai4]
HSK 7-9
to turn one's back / to turn around / fig. change in a very short time
toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)
to reverse / to turn around (an undesirable situation) / (mechanics) torsion
HSK 7-9
(of a student) to change schools; to transfer from one school to another
HSK 7-9
(to take) a turn for the better / to change planes
HSK 7-9
to transliterate; to transcribe / to transfer words onto a surface by direct contact (as with a decal)
to forward (a letter, email, package etc)
axis of rotation
in the blink of an eye
the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) / (of a mountain road) twisting and turning / fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly / things have taken a new turn
HSK 7-9
amino transferase (enzyme)
to make an about-turn; to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc; to turn things on their head
(of time, or a video clip etc) to run in reverse / Taiwan pr. [dao4zhuan3]
to be on the move / to roam or wander / to circulate (of goods or capital)
HSK 7-9
fortunes rise and fall; times change
to pass on to sb / to carry and give to sb else
HSK 7-9
orbital revolution
to revolve; to rotate / to turn around; to turn back / to go back; to return / (skiing) slalom
irreversible
transit hub; transport hub; interchange
turning point / breaking point
HSK 7-9
to spin / to rotate / to revolve
reversal / inversion / to reverse / to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc)
retrovirus
to pass on; to relay
to have financial difficulties / unable to make ends meet
to turn right
to change the channel (TV)
rotating stage / swivel table
to make a sudden turn
HSK 7-9
improvement / turnaround (for the better)
to change (train or plane) / transfer / correspondence
(voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful
from prosperity to decline / at its peak before the decline
to fool / to dupe
to turn back / to put back / reversal / melodic inversion (in music)
conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)
to roll / to turn over / to invert / to flip
metastasis
to go round and round / running around in circles / fig. frantically busy
to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform / to update (to a new model of product)
HSK 7-9
to transfer to full membership / to obtain tenure
to transfer / to change trains, buses etc
a turntable
reverse transcription virus / retrovirus
to turn left (Shanghainese)
to rotate / to circulate (cash, stock etc) / turnover / circulation / cash flow
revolving door
to rotate
transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)
to shift one's eyes / (fig.) to shift one's attention / to divert attention
the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break / things change for the better
lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves / momentous changes are underway (idiom)
to reassign sb to a different job / to turn around / to change direction / to make a U turn
to change major (at college) / to take up a new specialist subject / to transfer to a different medical department
(linguistics) transferred meaning / (computing) to escape
tachometer / RPM gauge
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
lit. if the mountain won't move, the river will go around it (idiom) / fig. there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles
reflex (angle) / to turn back
reflex (angle) / to turn back
merry-go-round / carousel
to return / to go back
transfer student
turntable / rotary (traffic)
to spin rapidly; to whirl around / (of time) to fly by
unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily / to stare
HSK 7-9
to go underground / to turn to secret activities

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