转弯 (轉彎)
zhuǎn wān
Pinyin

Definition

转弯 (轉彎)
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zhuǎn wān
  1. to turn
  2. to go around a corner

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

弯
wān
  1. 1 to bend
  2. 2 bent
  3. 3 a bend
  4. 4 a turn (in the road etc)
  5. 5 classifier: 道 dào
转
zhuǎi
  1. 1 see also: 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)
转盘
zhuàn pán
  1. 1 turntable
  2. 2 rotary (traffic)
转给
zhuǎn gěi
  1. 1 to pass on to

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

Sample Sentences

哎呀！这...您没警告我这是脑筋急转弯呐，我这死脑筋哪里转得过来？
āiyā ！zhè . . . nín méi jǐnggào wǒ zhè shì nǎojīnjízhuǎnwān nà ，wǒ zhè sǐnǎojīn nǎli zhuǎn de guòlai ？
Oh damn! This... you didn't warn me that it there was a twist. How is this blasted brain of mine able to twist?
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然而，愉快的情绪突然之间被打断，一辆超速转弯的车子冲了出来，差点儿撞上他。
ránér ，yúkuài de qíngxù tūrán zhījiān bèi dǎduàn ，yī liàng chāosù zhuǎnwān de chēzi chōng le chūlái ，chàdiǎnr zhuàng shàng tā 。
However, his happiness was interrupted all of a sudden. A car, which was speeding, appeared out of nowhere, almost crashing into him.
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你看，他要转弯，你让他，让一让。
nǐ kàn ，tā yào zhuǎnwān ，nǐ ràng tā ，ràng yi ràng 。
Look, he wants to turn, let him go, let him go.
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你说转弯就转弯，也没打灯...
nǐ shuō zhuǎnwān jiù zhuǎnwān ，yě méi dǎdēng
You just turn when you want to turn, didn't even indicate...
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爸爸，遥控车不能转弯了！
bàba ，yáokòngchē bùnéng zhuǎnwān le ！
Dad, the remote control car won't turn!
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哎！你干嘛？这个是直行道，不是叫你左转弯吗？
āi ！nǐ gànmá ？zhège shì zhíxíngdào ，bùshì jiào nǐ zuǒ zhuǎnwān ma ？
Hey! What are you doing? This is a through lane. Didn't it tell you to turn left?
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请直行，前方路口左转弯。
qǐng zhíxíng ，qiánfāng lùkǒu zuǒ zhuǎnwān 。
Please go straight ahead. At the intersection ahead turn left.
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等一下要慢慢开，特别是转弯的时候。不然很容易打滑。
děng yīxià yào mànmān kāi ，tèbié shì zhuǎnwān de shíhou 。bùrán hěn róngyì dǎhuá 。
When you start driving you'll want to drive slowly, especially when making turns. Otherwise it'll be easy for your car to slide around.
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车技再好有什么用？如果遇到不懂规则的对手，还是一点办法都没有啊。什么插队啦，转弯不打灯啦，突然来个急刹车啦什么的，这些危险性动作都已经是家常便饭了。
chējì zàihǎo yǒu shénme yòng ？rúguǒ yùdào bù dǒng guīzé de duìshǒu ，háishì yīdiǎnr bànfǎ dōu méiyǒu a 。shénme chāduì la ，zhuǎnwān bù dǎdēng la ，tūrán lái ge jíshāchē la shénme de ，zhèxiē wēixiǎn xìng dòngzuò dōu yǐjīng shì jiāchángbiànfàn le 。
What good does being a good driver do me? If I encounter someone who doesn’t understand the rules, it doesn’t help me at all. Cutting in line, turning without using their turn signal, suddenly slamming on the brakes, and so on; these dangerous things happen all the time.
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转弯
zhuǎnwān
to turn
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