zhuǎn

to turn

to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content)

vehicle (车) + sound (专) = to turn, change direction

A wheel turning is the core image — 车 grounds the meaning in rotation and movement. 专 contributes the sound zhuān rather than a semantic idea.

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请你把这封信给他。

qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè fēng xìn zhuǎn gěi tā。

Please forward this letter to him.

他在路口向左,找到了那家店。

tā zài lù kǒu xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn,zhǎo dào le nà jiā diàn。

He turned left at the intersection and found that shop.

Words with 转

公转

gōng zhuàn

orbital revolution

运转

yùn zhuǎn

to work

连轴转

lián zhóu zhuàn

(coll.) to work non-stop; to work around the clock

远端转移

yuǎn duān zhuǎn yí

metastasis

醒转

xǐng zhuǎn

to wake up; to regain consciousness

闪转腾挪

shǎn zhuǎn téng nuó

to move nimbly about, dodging and weaving (martial arts)

顺风转舵

shùn fēng zhuǎn duò

to act according to whatever is the current outlook

风水轮流转

fēng shuǐ lún liú zhuàn

fortunes rise and fall; times change

飞转

fēi zhuàn

to spin rapidly; to whirl around

餐桌转盘

cān zhuō zhuàn pán

revolving tray on a dining table

U形转弯

u xíng zhuǎn wān

U-turn

一转眼

yī zhuǎn yǎn

in the blink of an eye

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