Chinese word dictionary

扭转

niǔzhuǎn · to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion

Practice word

Word information

Simplified扭转

Traditional扭轉

Pinyinniǔzhuǎn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

扭niǔ

to turn, to twist, to wrench; to grasp, to seize

转zhuǎn

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

How to learn 扭转

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.

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

转变zhuǎnbiàn

to change; to transform; shift; transformation; CL:個|个[ge4]

转告zhuǎngào

to pass on; to communicate; to transmit