急
转
弯

To make a sudden turn in Chinese: 急转弯 (jí zhuǎn wān)

jí zhuǎn wān

to make a sudden turn

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 急轉彎1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to make a sudden turn

Stroke order

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急
转
弯

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ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄓㄨㄢˇ

zhuǎn

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄨㄢ

wān

ㄨ/ uㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

急转弯

Simplified

急轉彎

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 前面路上有一个急转弯。

    qián miàn lù shang yǒu yí gè jí zhuǎn wān。

    There is a sharp turn on the road ahead.

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Related words

弯

wān

to bend

急

jí

urgent

转

zhuǎn

to turn

着急

zháo jí

to worry

拐弯

guǎi wān

to go round a curve

急忙

jí máng

hastily

紧急

jǐn jí

urgent

转变

zhuǎn biàn

to change

转告

zhuǎn gào

to pass on

转动

zhuàn dòng

to rotate (about an axis)

转身

zhuǎn shēn

(of a person) to turn round

转弯

zhuǎn wān

to turn

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