How to say “turn” in Chinese
turn; forward
“Turn” in Chinese is 转, zhuǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
转 is read zhuǎn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 车 “cart”; on the right, 专 zhuān hints at the sound. Second reading: zhuàn, “rotate”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “转”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 转. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 在前面的十字路口往右转。zàiqiánmiàndeshízìlùkǒuwǎngyòuzhuǎnTurn right at the intersection ahead.
- 到十字路口往左转dàoshízìlùkǒuwǎngzuǒzhuǎnTurn left at the intersection.
- 这个航班需要转机吗？zhègehángbānxūyàozhuǎnjīmaDoes this flight have a connection?
- 请把这封邮件转发给我qǐngbǎzhèfēngyóujiànzhuǎnfāgěiwǒPlease forward me this email.
- 我把通知转发给大家了wǒbǎtōngzhīzhuǎnfāgěidàjiāleI forwarded the notice to everyone.
- 请转告王经理我明天再来qǐngzhuǎngàoWángjīnglǐ,wǒmíngtiānzàiláiPlease tell Manager Wang that I'll come again tomorrow.
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More words from the lesson “How to get there”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “turn” in Chinese?
“Turn” in Chinese is 转, pinyin zhuǎn.
What does 转 mean?
转 (zhuǎn) means “turn; forward”.
How do you write 转?
转 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 转?
转 is read zhuǎn. Tones: zhuǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“turn” in the lesson “How to get there”
This word is from the topic “On the road: transportation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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