How to say “turn” in Chinese
turn, rotate (a knob)
“Turn” in Chinese is 转动, zhuàn dòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
转动 is read zhuàn dòng: 2 syllables. 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”.
On the right, 力 “strength”.
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 “转动”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 转动. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他转动钥匙门开了tāzhuàndòngyàoshi,ménkāileHe turned the key, and the door opened.
- 请朝反方向转动钥匙。qǐngcháofǎnfāngxiàngzhuàndòngyàoshiPlease turn the key the other way.
More words from the lesson “Spinning and floating”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “turn” in Chinese?
“Turn” in Chinese is 转动, pinyin zhuàndòng.
What does 转动 mean?
转动 (zhuàndòng) means “turn, rotate (a knob)”.
How do you write 转动?
转动 is 2 characters: 转 (zhuǎn) — turn; pass on; 动 (dòng) — move. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 转动?
转动 is read zhuàndòng. Tones: zhuàn — fourth tone, dòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“turn” in the lesson “Spinning and floating”
This word is from the topic “Body movement” of HSK 6. 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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