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调转

diào zhuǎn

2-character word Traditional 調轉

What 调转 means

1. to reassign sb to a different job
2. to turn around
3. to change direction
4. to make a U turn

The characters in 调转

• 调tiáoto harmonize; to reconcile; to blend
• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer

Sounds the same

Read diào zhuǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 掉转to turn around

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