回转

回轉

huízhuǎn

verb #21,092

Meanings

1 to revolve
2 to rotate
3 to turn around
4 to turn back

Characters

to return; to turn

to rotate; to turn

Examples

地球不断地回转。

Dìqiú bùduàn de huízhuǎn.

The Earth revolves continuously.

他在路口回转，向反方向走去。

Tā zài lùkǒu huízhuǎn, xiàng fǎn fāngxiàng zǒu qù.

He turned around at the intersection and walked in the opposite direction.

Tips

usage

回转 is a variant of 迴轉. In skiing contexts it refers to slalom. In everyday usage it means to rotate or turn back/around.

Stroke Order

回 huí

转 zhuǎn