Chinese Character Dictionary

转帆

zhuăn fān

to tack (of sailing ship)

转干

zhuăn gàn

to become a cadre (e.g. a promotion from shopfloor)

转引

zhuăn yĭn

to quote from secondary source

转弯

zhuăn wān

to turn

转弯抹角

zhuăn wān mò jiăo

lit. (of road) winding and turning (idiom); to speak in a roundabout way

转往

zhuăn wăng

to change (to final stretch of journey)

转徙

zhuăn xĭ

to migrate

转念

zhuăn niàn

to have second thoughts about sth

转悠

zhuàn you

to roll

转悲为喜

zhuăn bēi wéi xĭ

to turn grief into happiness (idiom)

转战

zhuăn zhàn

to fight in one place after another

转战千里

zhuăn zhàn qiān lĭ

fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country

转手

zhuăn shŏu

to pass on

转托

zhuăn tuō

to pass on a task

转折

zhuăn zhé

shift in the trend of events

转折点

zhuăn zhé diăn

turning point

转抵

zhuăn dĭ

to convert

转捩

zhuăn liè

to turn

转捩点

zhuăn liè diăn

turning point

转授

zhuăn shòu

to delegate

转接

zhuăn jiē

switch

转换

zhuăn huàn

to transform

转换器

zhuăn huàn qì

converter

转换断层

zhuăn huàn duàn céng

transform fault (geology)

转播

zhuăn bō

relay

转败为胜

zhuàn bài wéi shèng

to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

转文

zhuăn wén

to decorate one's speech or writing with literary allusions

转会

zhuăn huì

to transfer to another club (professional sports)

转会费

zhuăn huì fèi

transfer fee

转校

zhuăn xiào

to transfer (school)

转椅

zhuàn yĭ

swivel chair

转业

zhuăn yè

to change one's profession

转机

zhuăn jī

(to take) a turn for the better

转正

zhuăn zhèng

to transfer to full membership

转步

zhuăn bù

to turn around

转氨基酶

zhuăn ān jī méi

amino transferase (enzyme)

转氨酶

zhuăn ān méi

transferase (enzyme)

转法轮

zhuăn fă lún

to transmit Buddhist teaching

转注

zhuăn zhù

transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

转注字

zhuăn zhù zì

transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

转浑天仪

zhuàn hún tiān yí

armillary sphere (astronomy)

转炉

zhuàn lú

converter (rotary furnace in steel making)

转生

zhuăn shēng

reincarnation (Buddhism)

转产

zhuăn chăn

to change production

转用

zhuăn yòng

to adapt for use for another purpose

转发

zhuăn fā

to transmit

转盘

zhuàn pán

turntable

转眼

zhuăn yăn

in a flash

转眼便忘

zhuăn yăn biàn wàng

what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)

转眼即逝

zhuăn yăn jí shì

to pass in an instant

转矩

zhuàn jŭ

torque

转矩臂

zhuàn jŭ bì

torque arm

转磨

zhuàn mò

rotary grindstone

转科

zhuăn kē

to change major (at college)

转租

zhuăn zū

to sublet

转移

zhuăn yí

to shift

转移安置

zhuăn yí ān zhì

to relocate

转移支付

zhuăn yí zhī fù

transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)

转移视线

zhuăn yí shì xiàn

to divert attention

转移阵地

zhuăn yí zhèn dì

to move one's base (of operations)