Usage of the character 转

see 轉文／转文 (zhuǎiwén)

zhuàn

转

[轉]

to revolve
to turn
to circle about
to walk about
classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm
classifier for repeated actions

zhuǎn

转

[轉]

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

zhuǎnhuí

转回

[轉回]

to turn back
to put back
reversal
melodic inversion (in music)

zhuànsù

转速

[轉速]

angular velocity
number of revolutions per minute

zhézhuǎn

折转

[摺轉]

reflex (angle)
to turn back

zhuǎnzuò

转作

[轉作]

(agriculture) to switch to growing a different crop

zhuǎn'ér

转而

[轉而]

to turn to (sth else); to switch to

zhuǎnjiē

转接

[轉接]

(telephony etc) to switch
to connect
to transfer

xiǎozhuǎn

小转

[小轉]

to turn right (Shanghainese)

zhuǎnxíng

转型

[轉型]

to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform
to update (to a new model of product)

zhuǎncún

转存

[轉存]

to transfer (one's savings, data etc) elsewhere for storage

zhuǎnyǐn

转引

[轉引]

to quote from secondary source

zhuǎnchuán

转船

[轉船]

to transfer ships

zhuǎndào

转道

[轉道]

to make a detour
to go by way of

zhuǎnyuàn

转院

[轉院]

to transfer (a patient) to a different hospital
to transfer to hospital (e.g. a prisoner)

zhuǎnshǒu

转手

[轉手]

to pass on
to resell
to change hands

zhuànzhì

转置

[轉置]

to transpose

zhuǎnhuán

转圜

[轉圜]

to save or redeem (a situation)
to mediate
to intercede

zhuǎnyí

转移

[轉移]

to shift; to relocate; to transfer
(fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc)
(medicine) to metastasize

zhuǎnmài

转卖

[轉賣]

to resell

yòuzhuǎn

右转

[右轉]

to turn right

dàzhuǎn

大转

[大轉]

to turn left (Shanghainese)

zhuǎnkē

转科

[轉科]

to change major (at college)
to take up a new specialist subject
to transfer to a different medical department

zhuànqù

转去

[轉去]

to return
to go back

zhuǎntuō

转托

[轉托]

to pass on a task
to delegate one's work
to pass the buck

zhuànyou

转游

[轉遊]

variant of 轉悠／转悠 (zhuànyou)

zhuǎnfā

[轉發]

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

zhuànzǐ

转子

[轉子]

(electricity) rotor

lúnzhuàn

轮转

[輪轉]

to rotate

zhuǎnbiàn

转变

[轉變]

to change
to transform
shift
transformation
CL:個／个 (gè)

zuǒzhuǎn

左转

[左轉]

to turn left

zhuǎnxué

转学

[轉學]

to change schools
to transfer to another college

zhuǎnlù

转录

[轉錄]

transcription
to make a copy of a recording

zhuǎnhǎo

转好

[轉好]

improvement
turnaround (for the better)

zhuǎntóu

转头

[轉頭]

to turn one's head
to change direction
U-turn
volte face
to repent

zhuǎnxìng

转性

[轉性]

to change one's character or nature

zhuànchē

转车

[轉車]

a turntable

zhuǎndǎo

转导

[轉導]

transduction

zhuǎnràng

转让

[轉讓]

to transfer (ownership, rights etc)

zhuǎnxǐ

转徙

[轉徙]

to migrate
to move house

zhuànquān

转圈

[轉圈]

to rotate
to twirl
to run around
to encircle
rotation
(coll.) to speak indirectly
to beat about the bush

zhuàntǎ

转塔

[轉塔]

rotating turret

zhuǎnkǒu

转口

[轉口]

entrepot
transit (of goods)
(coll.) to deny
to go back on one's word

tiàozhuǎn

跳转

[跳轉]

(computing) to jump to (a new location in a hypertext document)

zhuǎnyù

转喻

[轉喻]

metonymy

zhuǎnxiě

转写

[轉寫]

to transliterate
to transcribe
to transfer words onto a surface by direct contact (as with a decal)

zhuànyǐ

转椅

[轉椅]

swivel chair
children's roundabout

zhuànzhuan

转转

[轉轉]

to stroll

zhuǎnzhù

转注

[轉注]

transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書／六书 of forming Chinese characters)
character with meanings influenced by other words
sometimes called mutually explanatory character

zhuǎnbù

转步

[轉步]

to turn around

zhuǎnzhé

转折

[轉折]

shift in the trend of events
turnaround
plot shift in a book
turn in the conversation

zhuànjīn

转筋

[轉筋]

muscle cramp

yùnzhuǎn

运转

[運轉]

to work
to operate
to revolve
to turn around

zhuàndòng

转动

[轉動]

to rotate (about an axis)
to revolve
to turn
to move in a circle
to gyrate

zhuǎnshì

转世

[轉世]

reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)

zhuǎnhuì

转会

[轉會]

to transfer to another club (professional sports)

zhuàntóu

转头

[轉頭]

nutation (plants turning to face the sun)

zhuǎngàn

转干

[轉幹]

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

zhuǎnjiāo

转交

[轉交]

to pass on to sb
to carry and give to sb else

zhuǎnshù

转述

[轉述]

to pass on (stories)
to relate

zhuǎnzhàn

转战

[轉戰]

to fight in one place after another

zhuǎnhuà

转化

[轉化]

to change; to turn; to convert
(genetics) to transform
(chemistry) isomerization

zhuàngǔ

转鼓

[轉鼓]

rotary drum

zhuǎnxiào

转校

[轉校]

to transfer (school)

zhuǎndǐ

转抵

[轉抵]

to convert
to exchange

zhuǎnjī

转机

[轉機]

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

zhuànmò

转磨

[轉磨]

rotary grindstone

wǎnzhuǎn

宛转

[宛轉]

sinuous
meandering
to take a circuitous route
to toss about
vicissitudes
variant of 婉轉／婉转 (wǎnzhuǎn)

huízhuǎn

回转

[迴轉]

to revolve; to rotate
to turn around; to turn back
to go back; to return
(skiing) slalom

hǎozhuǎn

好转

[好轉]

to improve
to take a turn for the better
improvement

zhuǎnchéng

转乘

[轉乘]

to transfer
to change trains, buses etc

zhuǎnchā

转差

[轉差]

to slip (e.g. of clutch)
slippage
also used of economic indicators, statistical discrepancies etc

dàozhuàn

倒转

[倒轉]

(of time, or a video clip etc) to run in reverse
Taiwan pr. (dàozhuàn)

bōzhuǎn

拨转

[撥轉]

to turn
to turn around
to transfer (funds etc)

zhuǎndòng

转动

[轉動]

to turn sth around
to swivel

fùzhuǎn

复转

[復轉]

to demobilize
to transfer to other tasks (of troops)

yízhuǎn

移转

[移轉]

to shift
to transfer

zhuǎncè

转侧

[轉側]

to change one's viewpoint
to turn from side to side (in bed)

zhuǎnchǎn

转产

[轉產]

to change production
to move over to new products

zhuǎnliǎn

转脸

[轉臉]

to turn one's head
in no time
in the twinkling of an eye

zhuǎnyùn

转运

[轉運]

to forward; to transfer; to transship
to have luck turn in one's favor

jízhuǎn

急转

[急轉]

to whirl
to turn around quickly

zhuǎnzèng

转赠

[轉贈]

to pass on a present

zhuǎnchē

转车

[轉車]

to transfer
to change trains, buses etc

zhuànniǔ

转纽

[轉紐]

organ stop (button activating a row of pipes)

zhuǎnwān

转弯

[轉彎]

to turn
to go around a corner

zhǎnzhuǎn

展转

[展轉]

variant of 輾轉／辗转 (zhǎnzhuǎn)

zhuǎnbō

转播

[轉播]

relay
broadcast (on radio or TV)

zhuǎnguī

转归

[轉歸]

(of ownership, custody etc) to be transferred to
to revert to
(medicine) clinical outcome
to reclassify (e.g. from asymptomatic carrier to confirmed case)

zhuànlú

转炉

[轉爐]

converter (rotary furnace in steelmaking)

zhuǎnguǐ

转轨

[轉軌]

to change track

zìzhuàn

自转

[自轉]

(of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis

diàozhuǎn

调转

[調轉]

to reassign sb to a different job
to turn around
to change direction
to make a U turn

zhuǎnwèi

转位

[轉位]

transposition
displacement
inversion
translocation
to displace
to transpose

zhuǎngěi

转给

[轉給]

to pass on to

zhuànlíng

转铃

[轉鈴]

bicycle bell (with a rotating internal mechanism)

zhézhuǎn

折转

[折轉]

reflex (angle)
to turn back

zhuǎnshēng

转生

[轉生]

reincarnation (Buddhism)

zhuǎnzhèng

转正

[轉正]

to transfer to full membership
to obtain tenure

zhuǎndì

转递

[轉遞]

to pass on; to relay

zhuǎnniàn

转念

[轉念]

to have second thoughts about sth
to think better of

nìzhuǎn

逆转

[逆轉]

to turn back
to reverse

zhuǎnsòng

转送

[轉送]

to pass (sth) on (to sb else)
to transfer sb (to another hospital etc)

chéngzhuǎn

承转

[承轉]

to transmit a document (up or down a chain of bureaucracy)

zhuǎnrù

转入

[轉入]

to change over to; to shift to; to switch to

zhuǎnyòng

转用

[轉用]

to adapt for use for another purpose

diàozhuǎn

掉转

[掉轉]

to turn around

zhuǎnyì

转义

[轉義]

(linguistics) transferred meaning
(computing) to escape

zhuǎnjì

转寄

[轉寄]

to forward (a message, letter, article etc)

zhuǎnxiàng

转向

[轉向]

to change direction
fig. to change one's stance

zhuǎnzū

转租

[轉租]

to sublet
to sublease

zhuǎnzhōng

转钟

[轉鐘]

past midnight

zhuǎiwén

转文

[轉文]

to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions
Taiwan pr. (zhuǎnwén)

zhuǎnyùn

转韵

[轉韻]

change of rhyme (within a poem)

gōngzhuàn

公转

[公轉]

orbital revolution

huízhuǎn

回转

[回轉]

variant of 迴轉／回转 (huízhuǎn)

zhuǎnyǎn

转眼

[轉眼]

in a flash
in the blink of an eye
to glance

zhuǎnshēn

转身

[轉身]

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

zhuǎntǐ

转体

[轉體]

to roll over
to turn over (one's body)

zhuǎndiào

转调

[轉調]

(music) to change key
modulation
(of an employee) to be transferred to another post

zhuǎndàn

转蛋

[轉蛋]

toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)

zhǎnzhuǎn

辗转

[輾轉]

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

zhuàntái

转台

[轉台]

rotating stage
swivel table

zhuǎndá

转达

[轉達]

to pass on
to convey
to communicate

dàozhuǎn

倒转

[倒轉]

to make an about-turn; to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc; to turn things on their head

zhuǎnzhàng

转账

[轉賬]

to transfer (money to a bank account)

pīzhuǎn

批转

[批轉]

to approve and forward
to endorse
stamp "approved for distribution"

wánzhuàn

玩转

[玩轉]

to know all the ins and outs of sth
to get to know (a place) inside out

zhuànxiàng

转向

[轉向]

to get lost
to lose one's way

ànzhuǎn

暗转

[暗轉]

(theater) blackout (e.g. at the end of a scene)
(literary) to be promoted in rank secretly

fēizhuàn

飞转

[飛轉]

to spin rapidly; to whirl around
(of time) to fly by

zhōuzhuǎn

周转

[周轉]

to rotate
to circulate (cash, stock etc)
turnover
circulation
cash flow

zhuǎnwén

转文

[轉文]

(Internet) to repost (Tw)

zhuànjǔ

转矩

[轉矩]

torque

xuánzhuǎn

旋转

[旋轉]

to rotate
to revolve
to spin
to whirl

kuàizhuǎn

快转

[快轉]

fast-forward

fānzhuǎn

翻转

[翻轉]

to roll
to turn over
to invert
to flip

zhuǎnshòu

转授

[轉授]

to delegate

fǎnzhuǎn

反转

[反轉]

reversal
inversion
to reverse
to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc)

zhuǎnjiè

转介

[轉介]

to refer sb to an agency (or hospital etc)
referral

zhuànyou

转悠

[轉悠]

to roll
to wander around
to appear repeatedly

zhuànpán

转盘

[轉盤]

turntable
rotary (traffic)

zhuànwèi

转位

[轉位]

index (rotating gauge)
cam gradation

zhuǎnjù

转剧

[轉劇]

becoming acute
to exacerbate

zhuǎnwǎng

转往

[轉往]

to change (to final stretch of journey)

zhuǎnháng

转行

[轉行]

to change profession

zhuǎnjiǎo

转角

[轉角]

bend in a street
corner
to turn a corner

zhuǎnbèi

转背

[轉背]

to turn one's back
to turn around
fig. change in a very short time

zhuǎnyì

转译

[轉譯]

to translate (to another language)
to convert

zhuǎnyè

转业

[轉業]

to change one's profession
to transfer to civilian work

zhuǎnzhěn

转诊

[轉診]

to transfer (a patient for treatment in a different hospital)

piānzhuǎn

偏转

[偏轉]

deflection (physics)
deviation (away from a straight line)

zhōngzhuǎn

中转

[中轉]

to change (train or plane)
transfer
correspondence

zhuǎnzǎi

转载

[轉載]

to forward (a shipment)
to reprint sth published elsewhere
Taiwan pr. (zhuǎnzài)

zhuànmén

转门

[轉門]

revolving door
turnstile

zhuǎnmǎ

转码

[轉碼]

(computing) transcoding
to convert (from one encoding to another)

zhuǎngào

转告

[轉告]

to pass on
to communicate
to transmit

zhuǎnjià

转嫁

[轉嫁]

to remarry (of widow)
to pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc)
to transfer (blame, guilt)
to pass the buck

niǔzhuǎn

扭转

[扭轉]

to reverse
to turn around (an undesirable situation)
(mechanics) torsion

xìngzhuǎn

性转

[性轉]

(slang) to be genderswapped (abbr. for 性別轉換／性别转换 (xingbièzhuǎnhuǎn))

zhuǎnfān

转帆

[轉帆]

to tack (of sailing ship)
to jibe
to go about

zhuǎnhuàn

转换

[轉換]

to change
to switch
to convert
to transform

wǎnzhuǎn

婉转

[婉轉]

(voice, music) suave
mellow
(speech) indirect
tactful

zhuǎnliè

转捩

[轉捩]

to turn

zhuǎnshùn

转瞬

[轉瞬]

in the twinkling of an eye
in a flash
to turn one's eyes

zhuànzhóu

转轴

[轉軸]

axis of rotation

bèizhuǎn

背转

[背轉]

to turn away
to turn one's back to
(gymnastics etc) backspin

liúzhuǎn

流转

[流轉]

to be on the move
to roam or wander
to circulate (of goods or capital)

zhuànlún

转轮

[轉輪]

rotating disk
wheel
rotor
cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism

dǎzhuàn

打转

[打轉]

to spin
to rotate
to revolve

zhuǎntái

转台

[轉台]

to change the channel (TV)

zhōuzhuǎnjīn

周转金

[周轉金]

revolving fund
working capital
petty cash
turnover

xuánzhuǎnmén

旋转门

[旋轉門]

revolving door

zhuànsùbiǎo

转速表

[轉速錶]

tachometer
RPM gauge

zhuǎnyùnzhàn

转运站

[轉運站]

distribution depot
staging post
transit center

zhuǎnxiàngdēng

转向灯

[轉向燈]

vehicle turn indicator light

xuánzhuǎnqiú

旋转球

[旋轉球]

spin ball

zhuànjǔbì

转矩臂

[轉矩臂]

torque arm

zhuǎnchālü

转差率

[轉差率]

slippage rate

zhuànchētái

转车台

[轉車台]

a turntable

xuánzhuǎntái

旋转台

[旋轉台]

rotating platform
luggage carousel

zhuànzhóur

转轴儿

[轉軸兒]

erhua variant of 轉軸／转轴 (zhuànzhóu)

zhuànyāozi

转腰子

[轉腰子]

(coll.) to pace around nervously
to speak indirectly
to beat about the bush

kězhuǎnràng

可转让

[可轉讓]

transferable
negotiable

lùzhuǎnfěn

路转粉

[路轉粉]

(Internet slang) to go from being indifferent to being a big fan

jízhuǎnwān

急转弯

[急轉彎]

to make a sudden turn

piānzhuǎnjiǎo

偏转角

[偏轉角]

angle of drift (navigation)
deflection (from course)
angle of divergence

Zhuǎnlún Wáng

转轮王

[轉輪王]

Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)
emperor in Hindu mythology

zhuǎnfǎlún

转法轮

[轉法輪]

to transmit Buddhist teaching
chakram or chakka (throwing disk)

tuántuánzhuàn

团团转

[團團轉]

to go round and round
running around in circles
fig. frantically busy

zhóuxuánzhuǎn

轴旋转

[軸旋轉]

to rotate about an axis
axis of rotation (math.)

xuánzhuǎnlì

旋转力

[旋轉力]

turning force
torque

xuánzhuǎnjiǎo

旋转角

[旋轉角]

angle of rotation

zhuǎnhuàtáng

转化糖

[轉化糖]

inverted sugar

lúnzhuǎnjī

轮转机

[輪轉機]

merry-go-round

zhuǎnhuànqì

转换器

[轉換器]

converter
transducer

diànzhuànpán

电转盘

[電轉盤]

an electric turntable

yīzhuǎnyǎn

一转眼

[一轉眼]

in the blink of an eye

xuánzhuǎnzhóu

旋转轴

[旋轉軸]

axis of rotation

zhuànyītàng

转一趟

[轉一趟]

to go on a trip

fěnzhuǎnhēi

粉转黑

[粉轉黑]

(Internet slang) to go from being an admirer to being a detractor

zhuǎnzhùzì

转注字

[轉注字]

transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書／六书 of forming Chinese characters)
character with meanings influenced by other words
sometimes called mutually explanatory character

hézhuǎnbiàn

核转变

[核轉變]

nuclear transformation
nuclear transmutation

zhuǎnyùnzhàn

转运栈

[轉運棧]

storage depot on a transportation route

zhuànbǐdāo

转笔刀

[轉筆刀]

pencil sharpener

zhōngzhuǎnzhàn

中转站

[中轉站]

transit hub; transport hub; interchange

zhuǎnguānxi

转关系

[轉關係]

to transfer (from one unit to another)

zhuǎnzhàngkǎ

转账卡

[轉賬卡]

debit card

zhuàndòngjiàn

转动件

[轉動件]

rotor

xuánzhuǎnjí

旋转极

[旋轉極]

pole of rotation

liánzhóuzhuàn

连轴转

[連軸轉]

(idiom) to work non-stop; to work around the clock

zhuǎnxiàngpán

转向盘

[轉向盤]

steering wheel

zhuǎnhuìfèi

转会费

[轉會費]

transfer fee
signing bonus
sign-on bonus

zhuǎn'ānméi

转氨酶

[轉氨酶]

transferase (enzyme)

zhuǎnxuésheng

转学生

[轉學生]

transfer student

zhuǎnlièdiǎn

转捩点

[轉捩點]

turning point

zhuǎnjīyīn

转基因

[轉基因]

genetic modification

zhuǎnzhédiǎn

转折点

[轉折點]

turning point
breaking point

èrrénzhuàn

二人转

[二人轉]

genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China

zhuànzìsuǒ

转字锁

[轉字鎖]

combination lock

zhuànlíngr

转铃儿

[轉鈴兒]

erhua variant of 轉鈴／转铃 (zhuànlíng)

zhuàndòngzhóu

转动轴

[轉動軸]

axis of rotation (mechanics)
spindle

kězhuǎnzhài

可转债

[可轉債]

convertible debt
convertible bond

fǎnzhuǎnlù

反转录

[反轉錄]

(molecular biology) reverse transcription

zìzhuànzhóu

自转轴

[自轉軸]

axis of rotation

Uxíngzhuǎnwān

U形转弯

[U形轉彎]

U-turn

zhuǎnxiàngxìnhào

转向信号

[轉向信號]

turn signal (auto.)
turning indicator

huízhuǎnshòusī

回转寿司

[迴轉壽司]

conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)

wánrbùzhuàn

玩儿不转

[玩兒不轉]

can't handle it
can't find any way (of doing sth)
not up to the task

yóushèngzhuǎnshuāi

由盛转衰

[由盛轉衰]

from prosperity to decline
at its peak before the decline

èxìngzhuǎnyí

恶性转移

[惡性轉移]

(medicine) metastasis

yǎnbùzhuànjīng

眼不转睛

[眼不轉睛]

with fixed attention (idiom)

jízhuǎnzhíxià

急转直下

[急轉直下]

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

Zhuànlúnshèng Wáng

转轮圣王

[轉輪聖王]

Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)
emperor in Hindu mythology

zhūliúbìzhuǎn

珠流璧转

[珠流璧轉]

lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time
water under the bridge

zhuǎnyǎnjíshì

转眼即逝

[轉眼即逝]

to pass in an instant
over in the twinkling of an eye

shíláiyùnzhuǎn

时来运转

[時來運轉]

the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break
things change for the better

fēnghuílùzhuǎn

峰回路转

[峰回路轉]

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

nìzhuǎnlùméi

逆转录酶

[逆轉錄酶]

reverse transcriptase

jiǎnfánzhuǎnhuàn

简繁转换

[簡繁轉換]

conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters

gāowánniǔzhuǎn

睾丸扭转

[睾丸扭轉]

(medicine) testicular torsion

zhǎnzhuǎnténgnuó

展转腾挪

[展轉騰挪]

see 閃轉騰挪／闪转腾挪 (shǎnzhuǎnténgnuó)

gāngtǐzhuǎndòng

刚体转动

[剛體轉動]

rigid rotation

zhuǎnyíshìxiàn

转移视线

[轉移視線]

to shift one's eyes
(fig.) to shift one's attention
to divert attention

zhuǎnyìzìfú

转义字符

[轉義字符]

(computing) escape character

zhōuzhuǎnbùlíng

周转不灵

[周轉不靈]

to have a cash flow problem

yūntóuzhuànxiàng

晕头转向

[暈頭轉向]

confused and disoriented

zhuǎnwēiwéi'ān

转危为安

[轉危為安]

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

zhuànbàiwéishèng

转败为胜

[轉敗為勝]

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

xiànjīnzhōuzhuǎn

现金周转

[現金周轉]

cash flow

zhuǎnjiēbānjī

转接班机

[轉接班機]

connecting flight

huíxīnzhuǎnyì

回心转意

[回心轉意]

to change one's mind (idiom)

shízìzhuànmén

十字转门

[十字轉門]

turnstile

jiànfēngzhuǎnduò

见风转舵

[見風轉舵]

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

mùbùzhuǎnjīng

目不转睛

[目不轉睛]

unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily
to stare

xīngyí Dǒuzhuǎn

星移斗转

[星移斗轉]

lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星 ( Běidǒuxīng) has turned and the stars have moved
time flies
also written 斗轉星移／斗转星移 ( Dǒuzhuǎnxīngyí)

xuánqiánzhuǎnkūn

旋乾转坤

[旋乾轉坤]

lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
a radical change

zhōuzhuǎnbùkāi

周转不开

[周轉不開]

to have financial difficulties
unable to make ends meet

tiānxuándìzhuàn

天旋地转

[天旋地轉]

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

Dǒuzhuǎnxīngyí

斗转星移

[斗轉星移]

lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星 ( Běidǒuxīng) has turned and the stars have moved
time flies
also written 星移斗轉／星移斗转 (xīngyí Dǒuzhuǎn)

xuánzhuǎnqūmiàn

旋转曲面

[旋轉曲面]

a surface of revolution (math.)

zhuǎnhuányúdì

转圜余地

[轉圜餘地]

to have room to save a situation
margin for error (idiom)

zhuǎnmiànwúqíng

转面无情

[轉面無情]

to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend

xiànjīnliúzhuǎn

现金流转

[現金流轉]

cash flow

dōudōu-zhuànzhuàn

兜兜转转

[兜兜轉轉]

(lit. and fig.) to go around and around; to wander around

zhuànhúntiānyí

转浑天仪

[轉渾天儀]

armillary sphere (astronomy)

zhuǎnbiànlìchǎng

转变立场

[轉變立場]

to change positions
to shift one's ground

zhuǎnhuànduàncéng

转换断层

[轉換斷層]

transform fault (geology)

zhuǎnyǎnbiànwàng

转眼便忘

[轉眼便忘]

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

zhuǎn'ānjīméi

转氨基酶

[轉氨基酶]

amino transferase (enzyme)

zhuǎnyízhīfù

转移支付

[轉移支付]

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

zhuǎnyìxùliè

转义序列

[轉義序列]

(computing) escape sequence

cānzhuōzhuànpán

餐桌转盘

[餐桌轉盤]

revolving tray on a dining table
lazy Susan

zhuǎnlúnshèngdì

转轮圣帝

[轉輪聖帝]

chakravarti raja (emperor in Hindu mythology)

zhuǎnyí'ānzhì

转移安置

[轉移安置]

to relocate
to evacuate

shíkuàngzhuǎnbō

实况转播

[實況轉播]

to broadcast live from the scene
live relay

shùnfēngzhuǎnduò

顺风转舵

[順風轉舵]

to act according to whatever is the current outlook
pragmatic
unprincipled

zhuǎnbiànguòchéng

转变过程

[轉變過程]

process of change

zhuànlúnshǒuqiāng

转轮手枪

[轉輪手槍]

revolver (handgun)

shǎnzhuǎnténgnuó

闪转腾挪

[閃轉騰挪]

to move nimbly about, dodging and weaving (martial arts)

yuǎnduānzhuǎnyí

远端转移

[遠端轉移]

metastasis

wánrdézhuàn

玩儿得转

[玩兒得轉]

can handle it
up to the task

bùkěnìzhuǎn

不可逆转

[不可逆轉]

irreversible

xuánzhuǎnmùmǎ

旋转木马

[旋轉木馬]

merry-go-round
carousel

zhōngzhuǎnguìtái

中转柜台

[中轉櫃檯]

transfer desk
correspondence desk

zhǎnzhuǎnfǎncè

辗转反侧

[輾轉反側]

to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)

zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo

转弯抹角

[轉彎抹角]

see 拐彎抹角／拐弯抹角 (guǎiwānmòjiǎo)

zhuǎnyízhèndì

转移阵地

[轉移陣地]

to move one's base (of operations)
to reposition
to relocate

tiānyáodìzhuǎn

天摇地转

[天搖地轉]

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

xuánzhuǎnkǎoròu

旋转烤肉

[旋轉烤肉]

döner kebab

zhuǎnbēiwéixǐ

转悲为喜

[轉悲為喜]

to turn grief into happiness (idiom)

shùnjiānzhuǎnyí

瞬间转移

[瞬間轉移]

teleportation

jùliàngzhuǎnyí

巨量转移

[巨量轉移]

mass transfer (in LED panel manufacturing)

niǔzhuǎnqiánkūn

扭转乾坤

[扭轉乾坤]

lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
fig. to change the course of events
to turn things around

diàndòngzhuànpán

电动转盘

[電動轉盤]

an electric turntable

zhuǎnrùdìxià

转入地下

[轉入地下]

to go underground
to turn to secret activities

mēngtóuzhuǎnxiàng

蒙头转向

[矇頭轉向]

to lose one's bearings
utterly confused

zhuànláizhuànqù

转来转去

[轉來轉去]

to rove around
to run around in circles
to walk back and forth

mùbùzhuǎnshùn

目不转瞬

[目不轉瞬]

gazing fixedly (idiom)

Fǎlúnchángzhuàn

法轮常转

[法輪常轉]

the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything

zhuǎndòngguànliàng

转动惯量

[轉動慣量]

moment of inertia (mechanics)

xuánzhuǎnzhǐbiāo

旋转指标

[旋轉指標]

winding number

zhuǎnzhànqiānlǐ

转战千里

[轉戰千里]

fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country
never-ending struggle

dàng'ànzhuǎnsòng

档案转送

[檔案轉送]

file transfer

xuánzhuǎnyùndòng

旋转运动

[旋轉運動]

rotation
rotary motion

kězhuǎnràngzhèngquàn

可转让证券

[可轉讓證券]

negotiable securities

móshùzhuǎnhuànqì

模数转换器

[模數轉換器]

analog-to-digital converter (ADC)

fǎnzhuǎnlùbìngdú

反转录病毒

[反轉錄病毒]

retrovirus

zhuǎnjīyīnshípǐn

转基因食品

[轉基因食品]

genetically modified (GM) food

shùmózhuǎnhuànqì

数模转换器

[數模轉換器]

digital-to-analog converter (DAC)

shānbùzhuànshuǐzhuàn

山不转水转

[山不轉水轉]

it's a small world
only mountains never meet

fēngshuǐlúnliúzhuàn

风水轮流转

[風水輪流轉]

fortunes rise and fall; times change

nìzhuǎnlùbìngdú

逆转录病毒

[逆轉錄病毒]

reverse transcription virus
retrovirus

xiànjīnliúzhuǎnbiǎo

现金流转表

[現金流轉表]

cash flow statement

shuǎdetuántuánzhuàn

耍得团团转

[耍得團團轉]

to fool
to dupe

xuánzhuǎnjiǎosùdù

旋转角速度

[旋轉角速度]

rotational angular velocity

shānbùzhuànlùzhuàn

山不转路转

[山不轉路轉]

see 山不轉水轉／山不转水转 (shānbùzhuànshuǐzhuàn)

lòushuǐzhuànhúntiānyí

漏水转浑天仪

[漏水轉渾天儀]

water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)

kězhuǎnhuàntóngwèisù

可转换同位素

[可轉換同位素]

fertile isotope

wǎngluòdìzhǐzhuǎnhuàn

网络地址转换

[網絡地址轉換]

(computing) network address translation

xuánzhuǎnxínglichuánsòngdài

旋转行李传送带

[旋轉行李傳送帶]

baggage carousel

Tǔ'ěrqíxuánzhuǎnkǎoròu

土耳其旋转烤肉

[土耳其旋轉烤肉]

Turkish döner kebab

dàng'ànzhuǎnsòngcúnqǔjíguǎnlǐ

档案转送存取及管理

[檔案轉送存取及管理]

File Transfer, Access and Management
FTAM