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转身

zhuǎn shēn · zhuan shen

Traditional 轉身

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. (of a person) to turn round
  2. to face about
  3. (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
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Don't turn around

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)先(xiān)别(bié)转身(zhuǎnshēn)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)惊喜(jīngxǐ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

    Don't turn around yet. I have a surprise for you.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)不(bù)转身(zhuǎnshēn)。我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)转身(zhuǎnshēn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    OK, I won't turn around. Can I turn around now?

  3. Liangliang

    再(zài)等(děng)一下(yīxià)！

    Wait a bit more!

  4. Dengdeng

    好了(hǎole)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)等(děng)了(le)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)了(le)。

    Is it ready? I've waited five minutes already.

  5. Liangliang

    好了(hǎole)，转身(zhuǎnshēn)吧(ba)！惊喜(jīngxǐ)是(shì)……我(wǒ)的(de)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)化(huà)了(le)。

    Ready, turn around! The surprise is... my ice cream has melted.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)建(jiàn)议(yì)你(nǐ)转(zhuǎn)身(shēn)回(huí)家(jiā)。

I suggest you turn around and go back home.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)听(tīng)到(dào)有(yǒu)人(rén)叫(jiào)她(tā)，立(lì)刻(kè)转(zhuǎn)身(shēn)看(kàn)是(shì)谁(shuí)。

She heard someone call her and immediately turned around to see who it was.

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