niǔ​zhuǎn HSK7

to reverse

  • created sense approved 扭转/扭轉 · niǔ​zhuǎn · to turn around — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    niǔ​zhuǎn

    to turn around

    To physically turn one's body or an object in a different direction; to rotate, twist, or wrench something.

    扭 (literal) → 扭 · niǔ · to twist 转 (literal) → 转/轉 · zhuǎn · to change

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  • created sense approved 扭转/扭轉 · niǔ​zhuǎn · to reverse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    niǔ​zhuǎn

    to reverse

    To change the course of a situation; to remedy or correct an undesirable trend, such as ending a state of confusion or turning a deficit into a profit.

    扭 (literal) → 扭 · niǔ · to twist 转 (literal) → 转/轉 · zhuǎn · to change

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    niǔ​zhuǎn

    torsion

    (mechanics) the state of being twisted by the exertion of forces tending to turn one end or part about a longitudinal axis while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.

    扭 (literal) → 扭 · niǔ · to twist 转 (literal) → 转/轉 · zhuǎn · to change

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