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转弯

zhuǎnwān

to turn a corner

A person turning on a road
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Characters in this word

转 zhuǎn

Strokes
8
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
车 cart, vehicle 专 concentrated, specialized
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

弯 wān

Strokes
9
Radical
弓 — bow
Made of
亦 also, too 弓 bow
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 前面要转弯。 Qiánmiàn yào zhuǎnwān. We need to turn ahead.
  • 车子转弯了。 Chēzi zhuǎnwān le. The car turned.
  • 这里不能转弯。 Zhèlǐ bù néng zhuǎnwān. You cannot turn here.

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