扭 niǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 丑 ugly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
扭转
niǔzhuǎn
to reverse; to turn around
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 新的证据彻底扭转了案件的走向，原先的嫌疑人被释放。 Xīn de zhèngjù chèdǐ niǔzhuǎn le ànjiàn de zǒuxiàng, yuánxiān de xiányírén bèi shìfàng. The new evidence completely reversed the direction of the case, and the original suspect was released.
- 下半场球队扭转了局面，最后赢了比赛。 Xiàbàncháng qiúduì niǔzhuǎn le júmiàn, zuìhòu yíng le bǐsài. In the second half the team turned the situation around and finally won the match.
- 新的管理办法扭转了公司连年亏损的情况。 Xīn de guǎnlǐ bànfǎ niǔzhuǎn le gōngsī liánnián kuīsǔn de qíngkuàng. The new management methods reversed the company's years of losses.
Related words
- 扭 niǔ to twist, to turn
- 别扭 bièniu awkward; uncomfortable; difficult
- 扭曲 niǔqū to distort; to twist
- 扭头 niǔtóu to turn one’s head
- 转 zhuǎn to turn
- 转变 zhuǎnbiàn to change; change
- 转动 zhuǎndòng to turn; to rotate
- 转告 zhuǎngào to pass on a message
- 转身 zhuǎnshēn to turn around
- 转弯 zhuǎnwān to turn a corner
- 转移 zhuǎnyí to move; to shift
- 转化 zhuǎnhuà to transform