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辗转

zhǎn zhuǎn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 輾轉

辗转 (zhǎn zhuǎn) means "to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 辗转 means

1. to toss about in bed
2. from person to person
3. indirectly
4. to wander

The characters in 辗转

• 辗zhǎnused in 辗转
• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer

Example sentences

• 我辗转反侧，反复思考着白天发生的事，后悔不已。
  I'm tossing and turning, repeatedly thinking about what happened today, deeply remorseful.

Words starting with 辗转

• 辗转反侧zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cèto toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)

Sounds the same

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

• 展转variant of 辗转

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