辗转 [輾轉] - to toss about in bed, from person to person, indirectly, to wander - zhǎn zhuǎn | Definition | ChinesePod.com

辗转 (輾轉)

zhǎn zhuǎn

Pinyin

Definition

辗转 (輾轉)

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zhǎn zhuǎn

to toss about in bed
from person to person
indirectly
to wander

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhuǎi

1 see also: 转文 zhuǎi wén

zhuǎn fā

1 to transmit
2 to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data)
3 to pass on
4 to republish (an article from another publication)

zhuàn pán

1 turntable
2 rotary (traffic)

zhuǎn gěi

1 to pass on to

zhuǎn shēn

1 (of a person) to turn round
2 to face about
3 (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)

Idioms (20)

回心转意

huí xīn zhuǎn yì

1 to change one's mind (idiom)

天摇地转

tiān yáo dì zhuǎn

1 lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
2 momentous changes are underway (idiom)

天旋地转

tiān xuán dì zhuàn

1 the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
2 fig. huge changes in the world

峰回路转

fēng huí lù zhuǎn

1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
4 things have taken a new turn

急转直下

jí zhuǎn zhí xià

1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change

Sample Sentences

这令他辗转难眠。

zhè lìng tā zhǎnzhuǎnnánmián 。

This made him toss and turn at night.

嗯，很多偷渡者都有很坎坷的经历，一些人被警察逮住，一些人在多地辗转，也有很多人因偷渡而丧命。而偷渡成功的，一般也要过二三十年才能获得绿卡。不过，他们这么做都是为了生计啊。

ng4 ，hěnduō tōudùzhě dōu yǒu hěn kǎnkě de jīnglì ，yīxiē rén bèi jǐngchá dǎizhù ，yīxiē rén zài duō dì zhǎnzhuǎn ，yě yǒu hěnduō rén yīn tōudù ér sàngmìng 。ér tōudù chénggōng de ，yībān yě yào guò èrsānshí nián cáinéng huòdé lǜkǎ 。bùguò ，tāmen zhème zuò dōu shì wèile shēngjì a 。

Yeah, people who get smuggled usually have quite a bumpy ride, some are arrested by police, some get passed through a string of different places, and lots of them lose their lives. And those who arrive at their destination without a hitch have to wait 20-30 years before they can get a green card. But they do all this for the chance of a better life.