转转

轉轉

zhuànzhuan

verb #5,875

Meanings

1 to take a stroll
2 to wander around
3 to look around

Characters

to turn; to revolve

to turn (neutral tone in reduplication)

Examples

我们去商场转转吧。

Wǒmen qù shāngchǎng zhuànzhuan ba.

Let's go take a look around the mall.

周末我喜欢在公园转转。

Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài gōngyuán zhuànzhuan.

On weekends I like to stroll around the park.

Tips

grammar

转转 is the reduplicated form of 转, making the action sound casual and relaxed. Verb reduplication in Chinese softens the tone: 转转 = 'have a little stroll.'

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn