zhǎn
verb #21,462

Meanings

  1. 1 to roll over
  2. 2 to crush by rolling
  3. 3 (used in 辗转) to toss and turn

Examples

Tā zhǎnzhuǎn fǎncè, jiǔjiǔ wúfǎ rùshuì.
He tossed and turned for a long time, unable to fall asleep.
Xiāoxi zhǎnzhuǎn chuán dào le tā de ěr zhōng.
The news reached her ears through a roundabout route.

Tips

usage
is most commonly encountered in the compound 辗转 (zhǎnzhuǎn), which means to toss and turn (in bed) or to pass through many hands/stages. It rarely appears alone outside of classical or literary contexts.

Stroke Order

zhǎn