扭转 meaning in English
to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation)
Meaning of 扭转
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
niǔzhuǎn
- to reverse
- to turn around (an undesirable situation)
- (mechanics) torsion
扭转 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
扭转治疗是酷刑。
Conversion therapy is torture.
他觉得自己占了上风，但我反过来扭转了局面。
He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
扭 niǔ · to turn · 7 strokes
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转 zhuǎn · to turn · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 扭转.
| 转变 | zhuǎnbiàn | to change; to transform |
| 转移 | zhuǎnyí | to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject et |
| 转身 | zhuǎnshēn | (of a person) to turn round; to face about |
| 转告 | zhuǎngào | to pass on; to communicate |
| 转动 | zhuǎndòng | to turn sth around; to swivel |
| 转弯 | zhuǎnwān | to turn; to go around a corner |
| 转向 | zhuǎnxiàng | to change direction; fig. to change one's stance |
| 转换 | zhuǎnhuàn | to change; to switch |
| 转化 | zhuǎnhuà | to change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform |
| 转让 | zhuǎnràng | to transfer (ownership, rights etc) |
| 旋转 | xuánzhuǎn | to rotate; to revolve |
| 好转 | hǎozhuǎn | to improve; to take a turn for the better |
Questions about 扭转
What does 扭转 mean?
扭转 (niǔzhuǎn) means "to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 扭转?
扭转 is made of 2 characters: 扭 (7 strokes), 转 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 扭转 an HSK word?
Yes. 扭转 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 扭转 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 扭转 is written 扭轉.