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

他掉转车头往回开。

Tā diàozhuǎn chētóu wǎng huí kāi.

He turned the car around and drove back.

她掉转身子，没再看他一眼。

Tā diàozhuǎn shēnzi, méi zài kàn tā yì yǎn.

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