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转换

zhuǎn huàn · zhuan huan

Traditional 轉換

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to change
  2. to switch
  3. to convert
  4. to transform
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Time zone switch

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)手表(shǒubiǎo)怎么(zěnme)是(shì)美国(měiguó)时间(shíjiān)？

    Why is your watch on American time?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)转换(zhuǎnhuàn)时区(shíqū)。

    I forgot to switch the time zone.

  3. Dengdeng

    在(zài)设置(shèzhì)里(lǐ)转换(zhuǎnhuàn)一下(yīxià)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    Just switch it in the settings.

  4. Liangliang

    转换(zhuǎnhuàn)好(hǎo)了(le)！现在(xiànzài)是(shì)下午(xiàwǔ)三点(sāndiǎn)。

    Switched! Now it's 3 pm.

  5. Dengdeng

    不对(bùduì)！我们(wǒmen)的(de)火车(huǒchē)两点(liǎngdiǎn)就(jiù)走(zǒu)了(le)。

    Wrong! Our train left at two.

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请(qǐng)告(gào)诉(su)我(wǒ)我(wǒ)应(yīng)该(gāi)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)转(zhuǎn)换(huàn)火(huǒ)车(chē)。

Please tell me where I should change trains.

Tatoeba: Chinese by uhasan · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)软(ruǎn)件(jiàn)可(kě)以(yǐ)把(bǎ)图(tú)片(piàn)转(zhuǎn)换(huàn)成(chéng)不(bù)同(tóng)的(de)格(gé)式(shì)。

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