别 別 bié to leave / to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate / to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away / to turn aside / to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other / another / different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in / to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2]) syn 接着 接著 jiē zhe to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn syn 回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by syn 叛徒 pàn tú traitor / turncoat / rebel / renegade / insurgent syn 掉头 掉頭 diào tóu to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about syn 内奸 內奸 nèi jiān undiscovered traitor / enemy within one's own ranks syn 倒转 倒轉 dào zhuǎn to make an about-turn / to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc / to turn things on their head syn 回转 迴轉 huí zhuǎn to revolve / to rotate / to turn around / to turn back / to go back / to return / (skiing) slalom syn 调转 調轉 diào zhuǎn to reassign sb to a different job / to turn around / to change direction / to make a U turn 反败为胜 反敗為勝 fǎn bài wéi shèng to turn defeat into victory (idiom) / to turn the tide 扭头 扭頭 niǔ tóu to turn one's head / to turn around syn 卖国贼 賣國賊 mài guó zéi traitor syn 汉奸 漢奸 hàn jiān traitor (to China) syn 奸贼 奸賊 jiān zéi a traitor / a treacherous bandit syn 转头 轉頭 zhuǎn tóu to turn one's head / to change direction / U-turn / volte face / to repent syn 破涕为笑 破涕為笑 pò tì wéi xiào to turn tears into laughter (idiom) / to turn grief into happiness 拧开 擰開 nǐng kāi to unscrew / to twist off (a lid) / to turn on (a faucet) / to switch on (by turning a knob) / to turn (a door handle) / to wrench apart 内鬼 內鬼 nèi guǐ mole / spy / rat / traitor 背叛者 bèi pàn zhě traitor 叛逆者 pàn nì zhě traitor 贼 賊 zéi thief / traitor / wily / deceitful / evil / extremely syn 折 zhē to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container) syn 扳 bān to pull / to turn (sth) around / to turn around (a situation) / to recoup syn 点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem 倒空 dào kōng to empty (a bag) / to turn inside out / to turn out 宄 guǐ traitor 该 該 gāi should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned syn 开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 向 xiàng variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly syn 成 chéng to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth syn 接 jiē to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb syn 成为 成為 chéng wéi to become / to turn into syn 变成 變成 biàn chéng to change into / to turn into / to become syn 关 關 guān mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve syn 帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn syn 打开 打開 dǎ kāi to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on syn 转 轉 zhuǎn to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content) syn 转 轉 zhuàn to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions syn 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 赶走 趕走 gǎn zǒu to drive out / to turn back syn 不妙 bù miào (of a turn of events) not too encouraging / far from good / anything but reassuring syn 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 好转 好轉 hǎo zhuǎn to improve / to take a turn for the better / improvement syn 运转 運轉 yùn zhuǎn to work / to operate / to revolve / to turn around syn 转弯 轉彎 zhuǎn wān to turn / to go around a corner syn 人情 rén qíng human emotions / social relationship / friendship / favor / a good turn syn 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo to turn upside down / to reverse / back to front / confused / deranged / crazy syn 驳回 駁回 bó huí to reject / to turn down / to overrule syn 转动 轉動 zhuàn dòng to rotate (about an axis) / to revolve / to turn / to move in a circle / to gyrate syn 翻过 翻過 fān guò to turn over / to transform syn 关机 關機 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film 拐角 guǎi jiǎo to turn a corner / corner syn 扭转 扭轉 niǔ zhuǎn to reverse / to turn around (an undesirable situation) / (mechanics) torsion syn 转机 轉機 zhuǎn jī (to take) a turn for the better / to change planes syn 视而不见 視而不見 shì ér bù jiàn (idiom) to turn a blind eye to / to ignore syn 属实 屬實 shǔ shí to turn out to be true / verified / true syn 翻身 fān shēn to turn over (when lying) / (fig.) to free oneself / to emancipate oneself / to bring about a change of one's fortunes syn 面向 面嚮 miàn xiàng to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet 制成 製成 zhì chéng to manufacture / to turn out (a product) 逆转 逆轉 nì zhuǎn to turn back / to reverse syn 多嘴 duō zuǐ talkative / to speak out of turn / to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / rumors fly syn 转化 轉化 zhuǎn huà to change / to turn / to convert / (genetics) to transform / (chemistry) isomerization syn 熄灯 熄燈 xī dēng turn out the lights / lights out 回车 回車 huí chē to turn a vehicle around / (computing) "carriage return" character / the "Enter" key / to hit the "Enter" key 措辞 措辭 cuò cí wording / way of expressing something / turn of phrase / diction syn 转角 轉角 zhuǎn jiǎo bend in a street / corner / to turn a corner syn 回音 huí yīn echo / reply / turn (ornament in music) syn 竖起 豎起 shù qǐ to erect (a tent etc) / to prick up (one's ears) / to raise (one's eyebrows) / to stick up (one's thumb) / to turn up (one's collar) / (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers) syn 参选 參選 cān xuǎn to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote 复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn 翻转 翻轉 fān zhuǎn to roll / to turn over / to invert / to flip syn 转运 轉運 zhuǎn yùn to forward / to transfer / to transship / to have luck turn in one's favor syn 回首 huí shǒu to turn around / to look back / (fig.) to recall the past syn 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom) / very easy / no effort at all syn 朝向 cháo xiàng toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam) syn 交互 jiāo hù mutual / interactive / each other / alternately / in turn / interaction syn 转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé shift in the trend of events / turnaround / plot shift in a book / turn in the conversation syn 脱胎换骨 脫胎換骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc) syn 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game syn 回绝 回絕 huí jué to rebuff / to refuse / to turn down syn 拐弯 拐彎 guǎi wān to go round a curve / to turn a corner / fig. a new direction syn 白热化 白熱化 bái rè huà to turn white-hot / to intensify / to reach a climax syn 倒立 dào lì a handstand / to turn upside down / to stand on one's head / upside down syn 出产 出產 chū chǎn to produce (by natural growth, or by manufacture, mining etc) / to yield / to turn out / produce / products syn 急转弯 急轉彎 jí zhuǎn wān to make a sudden turn syn 改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng to mend one's ways (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf syn 断开 斷開 duàn kāi to break / to sever / to turn off (electric switch) 事与愿违 事與願違 shì yǔ yuàn wéi things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) syn 交替 jiāo tì to replace / alternately / in turn syn 彷徨 páng huáng to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn / to hesitate / to waver syn 掀翻 xiān fān to turn sth over / to overturn syn 挨个 挨個 āi gè one by one / in turn syn 陆续 陸續 lù xù in turn / successively / one after the other / bit by bit syn 起色 qǐ sè a turn for the better / to pick up / to improve syn 翻云覆雨 翻雲覆雨 fān yún fù yǔ to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom) / fig. to shift one's ground / tricky and inconstant / to make love 转体 轉體 zhuǎn tǐ to roll over / to turn over (one's body) syn 转而 轉而 zhuǎn ér to turn to (sth else) / to switch to 化作 huà zuò to change into / to turn into / to become syn 