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* 请 你 <em>转</em> 一下 头,否则 我 看 不到 你 的 脸。<span class="pinyin">Qǐng nǐ <em>zhuǎn</em> yīxià tóu, fǒuzé wǒ kàn bùdào nǐ de liǎn.</span><span class="trans">Please turn your head, otherwise I can't see your face.</span>
 
* 请 你 <em>转</em> 一下 头,否则 我 看 不到 你 的 脸。<span class="pinyin">Qǐng nǐ <em>zhuǎn</em> yīxià tóu, fǒuzé wǒ kàn bùdào nǐ de liǎn.</span><span class="trans">Please turn your head, otherwise I can't see your face.</span>
  
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== To say “a good turn” as in a change for the better use 转.  ==
 
 
=== Common Phrases ===
 
 
In the following examples only 转 can be used.
 
 
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* 好 <em>转</em><span class="pinyin">hǎo <em>zhuǎn</em></span><span class="trans">good turn</span>
 
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* 从 今年 一月份 开始 中国 的 经济 开始 好 <em>转</em> 了。<span class="pinyin">Cóng jīnnián yīyuèfèn kāishǐ Zhōngguó de jīngjì kāishǐ hǎo <em>zhuǎn</em> le.</span><span class="trans">Since January this year China's economy has started to improve.</span>
 
* 最近 疫情 还是 很 严重,上海 的 情况 一直 没有 好 <em>转</em>。<span class="pinyin">Zuìjìn yìqíng háishì hěn yánzhòng, Shànghǎi de qíngkuàng yīzhí méiyǒu hǎo <em>zhuǎn</em>.</span><span class="trans">Recently the epidemic is still very serious and the situation in Shanghai has not improved.</span>
 
* 他 的 身体 开始 好 <em>转</em> 了,他 现在 已经 可以 自己 吃饭 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā de shēntǐ kāishǐ hǎo <em>zhuǎn</em> le, tā xiànzài yǐjīng kěyǐ zìjǐ chīfàn le.</span><span class="trans">His health is starting to improve and he is now able to eat on his own.</span>
 
* 我 预测 明年 的 股票 市场 会 好 <em>转</em>。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yùcè míngnián de gǔpiào shìchǎng huì hǎo <em>zhuǎn</em>.</span><span class="trans">I predict that the stock market will improve next year.</span>
 
 
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Revision as of 08:12, 5 May 2022

拐 and 转 both are verbs that mean to turn and oftentimes can be used interchangeably. 转 is used in used in informal/formal situations, whereas 拐 is used in informal situations. A key difference between these two is 转 is often used to say “turn” when driving a car on city streets or highways, while 拐 is often used to say “turn” when walking or riding a bike on narrow streets or small paths.











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拐 (guǎi) 转 (zhuǎn)
Meaning to turn to turn
Part of Speech verb verb
Formality informal flexible

To say to turn oftentimes both 拐 and 转 can be used interchangeably.

Common Phrases

In the following examples both 拐 and 转 can be used.

  • 转 / 拐yòu zhuǎn / guǎiturn right
  • 转 / 拐zuǒ zhuǎn / guǎiturn left
  • 往 右 转 / 拐wǎng yòu zhuǎn / guǎito the right turn
  • 往 左 转 / 拐wǎng zuǒ zhuǎn / guǎito the left turn
  • 向 右 转 / 拐xiàng yòu zhuǎn / guǎito the right turn
  • 向 左 转 / 拐xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn / guǎito the left turn

Example Sentences

  • 你 在 前 面 右 就 到 了。Nǐ zài qián miàn yòu guǎi jiù dào le.You are just ahead on the right.
  • 请 一直 走,然后 向 左 Qǐng yīzhí zǒu, ránhòu Xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn.Please keep going and turn left.
  • 这里 只 可以 右 ,不 可以 左 Zhèlǐ zhǐ kěyǐ yòu guǎi,bù kěyǐ zuǒ guǎi.You can only turn right here, not left.
  • 到 了 前 面 的 十字路口 然后 往 右 Dào le qián miàn de shízìlùkǒu ránhòu wǎng yòu zhuǎn.When you reach the crossroads ahead then turn right.

To say to turn in the sense of to shift or change the body’s position use 转

Common Phrases

In the following examples only 转 can be used.

  • 向 后 xiàng hòu zhuǎnturn backwards
  • zhuǎn shēnturn around
  • zhuǎn liǎnturn your face
  • zhuǎn tóuturn your head

Example Sentences

  • 请 你 现在 向 后 ,你 就 可以 看 到 我 了。Qǐng nǐ xiànzài xiàng hòu zhuǎn, nǐ jiù kěyǐ kàn dào wǒ le.Please turn backwards now so you can see me.
  • 我 刚 身,他 就 不见 了。Wǒ gāng zhuǎn shēn, tā jiù bùjiàn le.I just turned around and he was gone.
  • 她 说 完 这句 话 以后 就 脸 向 窗 外 看。Tā shuō wán zhèjù huà yǐhòu jiù zhuǎn liǎn xiàng chuāng wài kàn.She turned her face to look out of the window after she had said this.
  • 请 你 一下 头,否则 我 看 不到 你 的 脸。Qǐng nǐ zhuǎn yīxià tóu, fǒuzé wǒ kàn bùdào nǐ de liǎn.Please turn your head, otherwise I can't see your face.

Sources and further reading

Websites

"拐" 和 "转" 和有什么不一样? | HiNative https://zh.hinative.com/questions/18055423