辗 zhǎn
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
辗转
zhǎnzhuǎn
to go through many hands or places; to toss and turn
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Example phrases
- 这批手稿辗转流入海外拍卖市场，来源至今成谜。 Zhè pī shǒugǎo zhǎnzhuǎn liúrù hǎiwài pāimài shìchǎng, láiyuán zhìjīn chéng mí. This batch of manuscripts eventually found its way into the overseas auction market, and its origin remains a mystery.
- 他辗转多家医院，终于找到了合适的治疗方法。 Tā zhǎnzhuǎn duō jiā yīyuàn, zhōngyú zhǎodàole héshì de zhìliáo fāngfǎ. He went from one hospital to another before finally finding the right treatment.
- 那晚他辗转反侧，怎么也睡不着。 Nà wǎn tā zhǎnzhuǎn fǎncè, zěnme yě shuì bù zháo. That night he tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep no matter what.
Related words
- 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
- 转换 zhuǎnhuàn to switch; to change
- 转让 zhuǎnràng to transfer
- 转向 zhuǎnxiàng to turn
- 旋转 xuánzhuǎn to rotate, to revolve