转而

轉而
zhuǎn'ér
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 fàngqì le yīxué, zhuǎn'ér xuéxí fǎlǜ.
He gave up medicine and turned to studying law.
Jìhuà shībài hòu, tā zhuǎn'ér xúnqiú qítā jiějué fāng'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