转
身

(of a person) to turn round in Chinese: 转身 (zhuǎn shēn)

zhuǎn shēn

(of a person) to turn round

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 轉身1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(of a person) to turn round
  2. 2to face about
  3. 3(of a widow) to remarry (archaic)

Stroke order

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转
身

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨㄢˇ

zhuǎn

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄣ

shēn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

转身

Simplified

轉身

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他听到有人叫他，就转身看了看。

    tā tīng dào yǒu rén jiào tā， jiù zhuǎn shēn kàn le kàn。

    Hearing someone call him, he turned around to look.

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Related words

转

zhuǎn

to turn

身体

shēn tǐ

the body

身材

shēn cái

stature

身份

shēn fèn

identity

转变

zhuǎn biàn

to change

转告

zhuǎn gào

to pass on

身上

shēn shang

on the body

全身

quán shēn

the whole body

身边

shēn biān

at one's side

自身

zì shēn

itself

健身

jiàn shēn

to exercise

身高

shēn gāo

(a person's) height

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