zhuǎn​wānzhuàn​wān HSK4

to turn

  • created reference approved 转弯/轉彎 → 拐弯儿/拐彎兒 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    转弯 / 轉彎 zhuǎn​wān

    拐弯儿 / 拐彎兒 guǎi​wān​r

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 转弯/轉彎 · zhuǎn​wān · to turn — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    转弯 / 轉彎

    zhuǎn​wān

    to turn

    To change direction while traveling; to turn a corner.

    转, 弯

    转 (literal) → 转/轉 · zhuǎn · to change 弯 (literal) → 弯/彎 · wān · bend

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 转弯/轉彎 · zhuǎn​wān · to change one's thinking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    转弯 / 轉彎

    zhuǎn​wān

    to change one's thinking

    To change one's mindset, perspective, or way of thinking about something.

    转, 弯

    转 (literal) → 转/轉 · zhuǎn · to change 弯 (literal) → 弯/彎 · wān · bend

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 转弯/轉彎 · zhuǎn​wān · to beat around the bush — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    转弯 / 轉彎

    zhuǎn​wān

    to beat around the bush

    To speak in an indirect or roundabout way rather than being straightforward.

    转, 弯

    转 (literal) → 转/轉 · zhuǎn · to change 弯 (literal) → 弯/彎 · wān · bend

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 转弯/轉彎 · zhuàn​wān · to whirl — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    转弯 / 轉彎

    zhuàn​wān

    to whirl

    To rotate or spin around; primarily used in Taiwan.

    转 (literal) → 转/轉 · zhuàn · to rotate 弯 (literal) → 弯/彎 · wān · bend

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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