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转: a steering wheel, a payment and the weather all turn

The picture You pivot from the way you were facing and end up pointed somewhere else.

Core verbs

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  1. turn on the road

    前面路口往右

    qiánmiàn lùkǒu wǎng yòu zhuǎn

    Turn right at the next intersection.

  2. turn money toward someone

    我把钱给你了。

    wǒ bǎ qián zhuǎn gěi nǐ le

    I've transferred the money to you.

  3. turn a call to another line

    请帮我接三号分机。

    qǐng bāng wǒ zhuǎn jiē sān hào fēnjī

    Could you put me through to extension 3?

  4. the weather swings around

    天气凉了。

    tiānqì zhuǎn liáng le

    It's turned chilly.

  5. a condition swings for the better

    他的病情好了。

    tā de bìngqíng hǎo zhuǎn le

    The patient has taken a turn for the better.

    好转 is exactly 'turning from the bad side toward the good side'.

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