转

• 拼音: zhuǎn
• 汉字拆解: 转 = 车 (vehicle) + 专 (specialise, phonetic component), suggesting turning like a wheel

含义

To turn; to change direction; to transfer; to shift. Indicates a change in direction, position, or state.

A highly versatile verb with two pronunciations: zhuǎn (turn, change direction, transfer) and zhuàn (rotate, spin). In the zhuǎn reading, it appears in many compound words: 转变 (transform), 转告 (relay a message), 转学 (transfer schools). Used for physical turning, changing topics, and transferring things.

例句

1. 前面路口左转就到了。
2. 请帮我把这个消息转给他。
3. 天气突然转冷了。

用法指南

语境: directions, everyday, communication

语气: practical

正确说法

• 到了红绿灯右转。(Turn right at the traffic light.)
• 请把这封信转给张老师。(Please pass this letter on to Teacher Zhang.)

错误说法

• 我转了一个新想法。(Don't use 转 alone to mean 'came up with' — 转 implies changing or passing along something, not creating; use 有了 or 想到了 for new ideas)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic: 车 (vehicle radical) suggests wheels and rotation, 专 (zhuān) is the phonetic component.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal