Chinese word dictionary

展转腾挪

zhǎn zhuǎn téng nuó · see 閃轉騰挪|闪转腾挪[shan3 zhuan3 teng2 nuo2]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified展转腾挪

Traditional展轉騰挪

Pinyinzhǎn zhuǎn téng nuó

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

展zhǎn

to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch

转zhuǎn

to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail

腾téng

to fly, to soar; to gallop, to prance; rising, steaming

挪nuó

to shift, to move

How to learn 展转腾挪

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

发展fāzhǎn

development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand

转zhuǎn

to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content)

转发zhuǎnfā

to transmit; to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data); to pass on; to republish (an article from another publication)

转机zhuǎnjī

(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes

好转hǎozhuǎn

to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement

开展kāizhǎn

to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open