扭转
Old HSK 6
扭转 (niǔzhuǎn) · to turn around
扭转 (niǔzhuǎn) means “to turn around; to reverse”. It is written with 2 characters: 扭 (to turn) + 转 (to turn). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 扭转 is built
The characters
扭 niǔ · to turn
What 扭 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 丑chǒu — ugly
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刀dāo — knife
转 zhuǎn · to turn
What 转 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 专zhuān — concentrated
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 车 gives the meaning, 专 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们队在最后几分钟扭转了局面。Wǒmen duì zài zuìhòu jǐ fēnzhōng niǔzhuǎn le júmiàn.Our team turned the game around in the last few minutes.
这个决定扭转了公司的命运。Zhège juédìng niǔzhuǎn le gōngsī de mìngyùn.This decision reversed the company's fortunes.
Questions about 扭转
What does 扭转 mean?
扭转 (niǔzhuǎn) means “to turn around; to reverse”.
How do you pronounce 扭转?
扭转 is pronounced niǔzhuǎn.
Which HSK level is 扭转?
扭转 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 别扭bièniuawkward
- 转变zhuǎnbiànto change
- 转动zhuǎndòngto turn
- 转告zhuǎngàoto pass on (a message)
- 转身zhuǎnshēnto turn around
- 转弯zhuǎnwānto turn
- 转移zhuǎnyíto move
- 旋转xuánzhuǎnto spin
- 周转zhōuzhuǎncash flow
- 转达zhuǎndáto pass on
Learn 扭转 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 132: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.