辗转
zhǎn​zhuǎn

indirectly

辗转 (輾轉) zhǎn​zhuǎn
indirectly verb
passed through various hands, people, or channels rather than directly

这个消息经过多人辗转，终于传到了他的耳中。

zhè​ge xiāo​xi jīng​guò duō rén zhǎn​zhuǎn, zhōng​yú chuán dào le tā de ěr zhōng.

The news finally reached his ears after being passed through many people.

toss verb
to toss and turn in bed, especially when restless or unable to sleep

他在床上辗转反侧，怎么也睡不着。

tā zài chuáng shàng zhǎn​zhuǎn fǎn​cè, zěn​me yě shuì bù zháo.

He tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

wander verb
to move or travel through many different places over a period of time

他辗转数个城市，最后才找到了这份理想的工作。

tā zhǎn​zhuǎn shù gè chéng​shì, zuì​hòu cái zhǎo​dào le zhè fèn lǐ​xiǎng de gōng​zuò.

He moved between several cities before finally finding this ideal job.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
1.40 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
5.24 per million

Cross-References

Has variant

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)