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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 转弯

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
转弯 zhuǎn wān - to turn
- to go around a corner

List Ranking for: 转弯

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 6,659 14,613 12,060

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
转 zhuǎi- see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]
转 zhuǎn- to turn
- to change direction
- to transfer
- to forward (mail)
- (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
转 zhuàn- to revolve
- to turn
- to circle about
- to walk about
- classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm
- classifier for repeated actions
弯 wān- to bend
- bent
- a bend; a turn (in a road etc)
- CL:道[dao4]

Other Words Containing 转弯

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
转弯 - - 6,659 14,613 12,060
急转弯 - - 18,499 39,386 24,656