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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 转向

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
转向 zhuǎn xiàng - to change direction
- fig. to change one's stance
转向 zhuàn xiàng - to get lost
- to lose one's way

List Ranking:

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 5 6,468 4,499 10,825

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhuǎi- see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]
zhuǎn- to turn
- to change direction
- to transfer
- to forward (mail)
- (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
zhuàn- to revolve
- to turn
- to circle about
- to walk about
- classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm
- classifier for repeated actions
xiàng- surname Xiang
xiàng- towards
- to face
- to turn towards
- direction
- to support
- to side with
- shortly before
- formerly
- always
- all along
- (suffix) suitable for ...
- oriented to ...
xiàng- to tend toward
- to guide
- variant of 向[xiang4]
xiàng- variant of 向[xiang4]
- direction
- orientation
- to face
- to turn toward
- to
- towards
- shortly before
- formerly

Other Words Containing 转向

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 (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
转向 - 5 6,468 4,499 10,825
晕头转向 - - 14,470 37,835 27,525
转向灯 - - 31,006 - -