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⼿Radical 64 · 7 strokes

to turn

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MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to turn

    用力转动或弯曲某物yònglì zhuǎndòng huò wānqū mǒuwù

    • He turned his head to look at me.

  2. verb

    to twist

    用力转动或弯曲身体的某个部分yònglì zhuǎndòng huò wānqū shēntǐ de mǒuge bùfen

    • He twisted his ankle slightly.

  3. verb

    to wring

    用力转动或弯曲使改变方向yònglì zhuǎndòng huò wānqū shǐ gǎibiàn fāngxiàng

    • She wrung out the towel.

  4. verb

    to sprain

    身体某部分用力转动或弯曲shēntǐ mǒu bùfen yònglì zhuǎndòng huò wānqū

    • I twisted my ankle.

  5. verb

    to swing one's hips

    左右摇动身体或臀部zuǒyòu yáodòng shēntǐ huò túnbù

    • She likes to twist her hips when dancing.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Use your hand to twist something that looks twisted and ugly.

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