dào​zhuǎndào​zhuàn

to reverse

dào​zhuǎn to reverse

  1. to reverse
    to move backward; to back up (e.g. a vehicle)
  2. to change
    To turn; to change direction; to shift or transform; to transfer or transition from one state or place to another

dào​zhuǎn instead

  1. dào adverb
    [unexpected/contrary]
    Used to show that something is contrary to what was expected, thought, or intended.
  2. turn (in poetry)
    A change or transition in the flow of thought or structure of a poem or essay, as in the third line of a quatrain

dào​zhuǎn on the other hand

  1. dào verbnoun
    inverted
    upside down; reversed; in reverse order
  2. to change
    To turn; to change direction; to shift or transform; to transfer or transition from one state or place to another

dào​zhuàn to rotate backward

  1. to reverse
    to move backward; to back up (e.g. a vehicle)
  2. to rotate
    To revolve; to spin or turn around a central axis; to rotate