Chinese Character Dictionary

辗转反侧

zhăn zhuăn făn cè

to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)

舆

yú

carriage

舆情

yú qíng

public sentiment

舆论

yú lùn

public opinion

舆论界

yú lùn jiè

media

舆论调查

yú lùn diào chá

opinion poll

辒

wēn

hearse

辒车

wēn chē

hearse

毂

gū

wheel

辖

xiá

to govern

辖制

xiá zhì

to control

辖区

xiá qū

administrative region

辕

yuán

shafts of cart

辘

lù

windlass

轇

jiū

complicated, confused

转

zhuăn

to convey

转一趟

zhuàn yī tàng

to go on a trip

转世

zhuăn shì

reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)

转乘

zhuăn chéng

to transfer

转交

zhuăn jiāo

to pass on to sb

转位

zhuăn wèi

transposition

转来转去

zhuàn lái zhuàn qù

to rove around

转侧

zhuăn cè

to change one's viewpoint

转入

zhuăn rù

change over to

转入地下

zhuăn rù dì xià

to go underground

转剧

zhuăn jù

becoming acute

转动

zhuăn dòng

to turn sth around

转动件

zhuàn dòng jiàn

rotor

转动惯量

zhuăn dòng guàn liàng

moment of inertia (mechanics)

转动轴

zhuàn dòng zhóu

axis of rotation (mechanics)

转化

zhuăn huà

to change

转化糖

zhuăn huà táng

inverted sugar

转危为安

zhuăn wēi wéi ān

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)

转去

zhuàn qù

to return

转口

zhuăn kŏu

entrepot

转台

zhuàn tái

rotating stage

转向

zhuăn xiàng

to change direction

转向信号

zhuăn xiàng xìn hào

turn signal (auto.)

转向灯

zhuăn xiàng dēng

vehicle turn indicator light

转告

zhuăn gào

to pass on

转喻

zhuăn yù

metonymy

转回

zhuăn huí

to turn back

转圈

zhuàn quān

to rotate

转圜

zhuăn huán

to save or redeem (a situation)

转圜余地

zhuăn huán yú dì

to have room to save a situation

转型

zhuăn xíng

transformation

转基因

zhuăn jī yīn

genetic modification

转基因食品

zhuăn jī yīn shí pĭn

genetically modified (GM) food

转塔

zhuàn tă

rotating turret

转好

zhuăn hăo

improvement

转嫁

zhuăn jià

to remarry (of widow)

转子

zhuàn zi

rotor

转字锁

zhuàn zì suŏ

combination lock

转学

zhuăn xué

to change schools

转学生

zhuăn xué sheng

student who changes school

转寄

zhuăn jì

to forward (a message, letter, article etc)

转写

zhuăn xiĕ

to transmit

转导

zhuăn dăo

transduction

转差

zhuăn chā

to slip (e.g. of clutch)

转差率

zhuăn chā lu:4

slippage rate