掉 转

diào zhuǎndictionary entry

to turn around

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

掉轉掉转 [diao4 zhuan3] /to turn around/

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Other forms in these source records: 掉轉

掉
diào
to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
转
zhuǎi
see 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]
zhuǎn
to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
zhuàn
to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.