调转 (調轉)
diào zhuǎn
Pinyin

Definition

调转 (調轉)
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diào zhuǎn
  1. to reassign sb to a different job
  2. to turn around
  3. to change direction
  4. to make a U turn

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhōng zhuǎn
  1. 1 to change (train or plane)
  2. 2 transfer
  3. 3 correspondence
dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
qiáng diào
  1. 1 to emphasize (a statement)
  2. 2 to stress
kōng tiáo
  1. 1 air conditioning
  2. 2 air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
  3. 3 classifier: 台 tái
diào
  1. 1 to transfer
  2. 2 to move (troops or cadres)
  3. 3 to investigate
  4. 4 to enquire into
  5. 5 accent
  6. 6 view
  7. 7 argument
  8. 8 key (in music)
  9. 9 mode (music)
  10. 10 tune
  11. 11 tone
  12. 12 melody

Idioms (20)

唱高调
chàng gāo diào
  1. 1 to sing the high part
  2. 2 to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
  1. 1 monotonous
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 tedious (idiom)
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