转
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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.
Where the picture shows up in 转
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turn on the road
前面路口往右转。
qiánmiàn lùkǒu wǎng yòu zhuǎn
Turn right at the next intersection.
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turn money toward someone
我把钱转给你了。
wǒ bǎ qián zhuǎn gěi nǐ le
I've transferred the money to you.
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turn a call to another line
请帮我转接三号分机。
qǐng bāng wǒ zhuǎn jiē sān hào fēnjī
Could you put me through to extension 3?
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the weather swings around
天气转凉了。
tiānqì zhuǎn liáng le
It's turned chilly.
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a condition swings for the better
他的病情好转了。
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'.