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转弯

zhuǎn wān · zhuan wan

Traditional 轉彎

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to turn
  2. to go around a corner
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Turning slowly

  1. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)路口(lùkǒu)转弯(zhuǎnwān)，要(yào)小心(xiǎoxīn)。

    Turn at the next corner. Be careful.

  2. Dengdeng

    向(xiàng)左(zuǒ)转弯(zhuǎnwān)吗(ma)？

    Turn left?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，转弯(zhuǎnwān)的(de)时候(shíhou)要(yào)慢(màn)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Yes. Go slowly when you turn.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)慢慢(mànmàn)转弯(zhuǎnwān)。

    Okay, I will turn slowly.

  5. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)转弯(zhuǎnwān)太(tài)慢(màn)了(le)，蜗牛(wōniú)都(dōu)超过(chāoguò)我们(wǒmen)了(le)！

    Dengdeng, you turn so slowly that a snail passed us!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

转(zhuǎn)弯(wān)时(shí)请(qǐng)打(dǎ)转(zhuǎn)向(xiàng)灯(dēng)来(lái)提(tí)醒(xǐng)其(qí)他(tā)司(sī)机(jī)。

Before turning, put on your blinkers to warn other drivers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by MethodGT · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

前(qián)面(miàn)路(lù)口(kǒu)不(bù)能(néng)左(zuǒ)转(zhuǎn)弯(wān)，我(wǒ)们(men)得(děi)绕(rào)一(yì)圈(quān)。

We can't turn left at the intersection ahead; we'll have to go around.

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