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转折

Traditional: 轉折

zhuǎn zhé

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

zhuǎn zhé · zyun2 zit3 (Jyutping)

  1. shift in the trend of events
  2. turnaround
  3. plot shift in a book
  4. turn in the conversation

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

转

Meaning
shift, move, turn
Radical
车
Strokes
8
Components
⿰车专
Cangjie
KQQNI
Four-corner
4553

折

Meaning
break off, snap; bend
Radical
扌
Strokes
7
Components
⿰扌斤
Cangjie
QHML
Four-corner
5202.1

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