掉转

掉轉

diàozhuǎn

verb #32,078

Meanings

1 to turn around
2 to reverse direction
3 to wheel about

Characters

to drop; to swap, to turn

to turn, rotate

Examples

HSK 2

他掉转车头往回开。

Tā diàozhuǎn chētóu wǎng huí kāi.

He turned the car around and drove back.

HSK 7-9

她掉转身子，没再看他一眼。

Tā diàozhuǎn shēnzi, méi zài kàn tā yìyǎn.

She turned around and didn't give him another look.

Tips

usage

Common collocations: 掉转车头 (turn the car around), 掉转方向 (change direction), 掉转身子/掉转头 (turn one's body/head around). The 掉 here doesn't mean 'to drop' - it carries the 'swap, flip' sense (also in 掉换, to swap).

Stroke Order

掉 diào

转 zhuǎn