转写
zhuǎn xiě
Pinyin

Definition

转写
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zhuǎn xiě
  1. to transliterate
  2. to transcribe
  3. to transfer words onto a surface by direct contact (as with a decal)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

写
xiě
  1. 1 to write
书写
shū xiě
  1. 1 to write
转
zhuǎi
  1. 1 see 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]
转发
zhuǎn fā
  1. 1 to transmit
  2. 2 to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data)
  3. 3 to pass on
  4. 4 to republish (an article from another publication)
转给
zhuǎn gěi
  1. 1 to pass on to
转载
zhuǎn zǎi
  1. 1 to forward (a shipment)
  2. 2 to reprint sth published elsewhere
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [zhuǎn zài]
中转
zhōng zhuǎn
  1. 1 to change (train or plane)
  2. 2 transfer
  3. 3 correspondence
反转
fǎn zhuǎn
  1. 1 reversal
  2. 2 inversion
  3. 3 to reverse
  4. 4 to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc)
回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì
  1. 1 to change one's mind (idiom)
回转
huí zhuǎn
  1. 1 to rotate
  2. 2 to turn round
  3. 3 slalom
填写
tián xiě
  1. 1 to fill in a form
  2. 2 to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
天旋地转
tiān xuán dì zhuàn
  1. 1 the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
  2. 2 fig. huge changes in the world
好转
hǎo zhuǎn
  1. 1 to improve
  2. 2 to take a turn for the better
  3. 3 improvement
写下
xiě xià
  1. 1 to write down
写作
xiě zuò
  1. 1 to write
  2. 2 to compose
  3. 3 writing
  4. 4 written works
写信
xiě xìn
  1. 1 to write a letter
写字楼
xiě zì lóu
  1. 1 office building
写完
xiě wán
  1. 1 to finish writing
写意
xiě yì
  1. 1 to suggest (rather than depict in detail)
  2. 2 freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details
写照
xiě zhào
  1. 1 portrayal

Idioms (20)

回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì
  1. 1 to change one's mind (idiom)
天摇地转
tiān yáo dì zhuǎn
  1. 1 lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
  2. 2 momentous changes are underway (idiom)
天旋地转
tiān xuán dì zhuàn
  1. 1 the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
  2. 2 fig. huge changes in the world
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
  1. 1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
  3. 3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
  4. 4 things have taken a new turn
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
  1. 1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
扭转乾坤
niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn
  1. 1 lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to change the course of events
  3. 3 to turn things around
旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn
  1. 1 lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
  2. 2 a radical change
时来运转
shí lái yùn zhuǎn
  1. 1 the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break
  2. 2 things change for the better
法轮常转
Fǎ lún cháng zhuàn
  1. 1 the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything
珠流璧转
zhū liú bì zhuǎn
  1. 1 lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time
  2. 2 water under the bridge
目不转睛
mù bù zhuǎn jīng
  1. 1 unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily
  2. 2 to stare
目不转瞬
mù bù zhuǎn shùn
  1. 1 gazing fixedly (idiom)
眼不转睛
yǎn bù zhuàn jīng
  1. 1 with fixed attention (idiom)
能写善算
néng xiě shàn suàn
  1. 1 to be literate and numerate (idiom)
见风转舵
jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò
  1. 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
  2. 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
轻描淡写
qīng miáo dàn xiě
  1. 1 to sketch in light shades
  2. 2 to play down
  3. 3 to deemphasize (idiom)
转危为安
zhuǎn wēi wéi ān
  1. 1 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
转圜余地
zhuǎn huán yú dì
  1. 1 to have room to save a situation
  2. 2 margin for error (idiom)
转悲为喜
zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ
  1. 1 to turn grief into happiness (idiom)
转战千里
zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ
  1. 1 fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country
  2. 2 never-ending struggle

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