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转向

zhuǎnxiàng

to turn

A person turning onto another path
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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

向 xiàng

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth

Example phrases

  • 车开始转向。 Chē kāishǐ zhuǎnxiàng. The car starts to turn.
  • 请向右转向。 Qǐng xiàng yòu zhuǎnxiàng. Please make a right turn.
  • 船慢慢转向。 Chuán mànman zhuǎnxiàng. The boat slowly changes direction.

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