created sense approved 扭转/扭轉 · niǔzhuǎn · to turn around — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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niǔzhuǎn
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 · niǔzhuǎn · to reverse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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niǔzhuǎn
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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created sense approved 扭转/扭轉 · niǔzhuǎn · torsion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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niǔzhuǎn
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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