转而

轉而
zhuǎnér
adverb #22,912

Meanings

  1. 1 to turn to (something else)
  2. 2 to switch to
  3. 3 instead
  4. 4 and then

Examples

Tā fàngqìle yīxué, zhuǎn ér xuéxí fǎlǜ.
He gave up medicine and turned to studying law.
Jìhuà shībài hòu, tā zhuǎn ér xúnqiú qítā jiějuéfāng'àn.
After the plan failed, she turned to seeking other solutions.

Tips

grammar
转而 introduces a switch in direction, approach, or focus. It typically follows a clause describing what was abandoned and precedes what was adopted instead.

Stroke Order

zhuǎn
ér