转身

• 拼音: zhuǎn shēn
• 汉字拆解: 转 = 车 + 专, to turn; 身 = pictograph of a standing person with a protruding belly, the body

含义

To turn around; to turn one's body. A physical action of rotating one's body to face a different direction.

Describes the action of a person pivoting their body. 转身离开 (to turn and leave), 一转身 (in an instant, or the moment one turns around). Can be used figuratively to mean 'in no time' or 'just a moment later'. Very common in narrative writing.

例句

1. 她听到有人叫她的名字，急忙转身看是谁。
2. 他转身走向门口，没有再回头。
3. 一转身，孩子已经跑得不见了踪影。

用法指南

语境: everyday, narrative, description

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 她转身对他说：'等一下。' (She turned around and said to him: 'Wait a moment.')
• 他转身就走，不给对方任何解释的机会。(He turned and walked away without giving the other person any chance to explain.)

错误说法

• 用'转身'来表示一件事情完全改变方向或性质 (Don't use 转身 metaphorically to mean a situation has reversed direction — use 转变 or 转向 for abstract changes; 转身 refers specifically to the physical act of turning one's body)

起源与历史

From 转 (to turn) and 身 (body, a pictograph of a pregnant person — the body as a whole), together meaning 'to turn the body around'.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal