转动
HSK 4 (2021)
转动 (zhuǎndòng) · to turn
转动 (zhuǎndòng) means “to turn; to rotate”. It is written with 2 characters: 转 (to turn) + 动 (to move). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 转动 is built
The characters
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)
动 dòng · to move
What 动 is made of
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请把钥匙转动一下。Qǐng bǎ yàoshi zhuǎndòng yīxià.Please turn the key.
这个轮子还能转动吗？Zhègè lúnzi hái néng zhuǎndòng ma?Can this wheel still turn?
Questions about 转动
What does 转动 mean?
转动 (zhuǎndòng) means “to turn; to rotate”.
How do you pronounce 转动?
转动 is pronounced zhuǎndòng.
Which HSK level is 转动?
转动 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 转变zhuǎnbiànto change
- 转告zhuǎngàoto pass on (a message)
- 转身zhuǎnshēnto turn around
- 转弯zhuǎnwānto turn
- 转移zhuǎnyíto move
- 扭转niǔzhuǎnto turn around
- 旋转xuánzhuǎnto spin
- 周转zhōuzhuǎncash flow
- 转达zhuǎndáto pass on
- 转让zhuǎnràngto transfer
Learn 转动 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.