Word: 转 (zhuǎn, zhuàn, zhuǎi)

世界不是围着你转的。

Shìjiè bú shì wéizhe nǐ zhuàn de.

The world doesn't revolve around you.

他们转过身。

Tāmen zhuǎnguo shēn.

They turned around.

他转了点儿钱给我。

Tā zhuǎnle diǎnr qián gěi wǒ.

He transferred a bit of money to me.

到了这个节气，天气转凉。

Dàole zhège jiéqi, tiānqì zhuǎn liáng.

Once this solar term arrives, the weather turns cool.

去时留人情,转来好相见

qù shí liú rénqíng,zhuàn lái hǎo xiāngjiàn

leave goodwill when you go, so it's easy to meet when you return

地球围绕太阳转。

Dìqiú wéirào tàiyang zhuàn.

The Earth revolves around the sun.

地球绕着太阳转。

Dìqiú ràozhe tàiyang zhuàn.

The Earth moves around the sun.

大路不转小路转

dàlù bú zhuàn xiǎolù zhuàn

if the main road doesn't turn, the side road does

天有时刻阴晴，人有三回六转

tiān yǒu shíkè yīnqíng, rén yǒu sān huí liù zhuǎn

the sky is cloudy or clear from moment to moment; a person turns three times and twists six ways

天气转凉了。

Tiānqì zhuǎn liángle.

The weather became colder.

天气转好了。

Tiānqì zhuǎn hǎole.

The weather turned better.

小巷里扛竹竿，转不过弯儿来

xiǎoxiàng lǐ káng zhúgān, zhuǎn búguò wān ér lái

carrying a bamboo pole in a narrow lane: can't make the turn

属车轮的，推一推，转一转

shǔ chēlún de, tuī yì tuī, zhuàn yí zhuàn

born a wheel: push it once and it turns once

常在河边转，不怕湿鞋袜

cháng zài hébiān zhuàn, búpà shī xiéwà

if you often hang around the riverbank, you don't fear wet shoes and socks

我在这个大商场里转得晕头转向。

Wǒ zài zhège dà shāngchǎng lǐ zhuàn de yūntóuzhuànxiàng.

I got completely turned around wandering in this huge mall.

我要在马德里转火车。

Wǒ yào zài Mǎdélǐ zhuǎn huǒchē.

I have to change trains in Madrid.

把火转小一点。

Bǎ huǒ zhuǎn xiǎo yìdiǎn.

Turn the flame down low.

掐掉翅膀的苍蝇，乱转乱碰

qiā diào chìbǎng de cāngying, luàn zhuàn luàn pèng

a fly with its wings pinched off: spinning and bumping randomly

明天天气晴转阵雨。

Míngtiān tiānqì qíng zhuǎn zhènyǔ.

Tomorrow's weather should be sunny with occasional rain.

月亮绕着地球转，有固定的轨迹。

Yuèliang ràozhe dìqiú zhuàn, yǒu gùdìng de guǐjì.

The moon circles the Earth along a fixed orbit.

月球围着地球转。

Yuèqiú wéizhe dìqiú zhuàn.

The moon moves around the earth.

河有九曲八弯，人有三回六转

hé yǒu jiǔqǔ bā wān, rén yǒu sān huí liù zhuǎn

a river has nine bends and eight turns; a person has three reversals and six changes

磨盘上睡觉，想转了

mòpán shàng shuìjiào, xiǎng zhuǎnle

sleeping on a millstone: thinking of turning

磨道赶驴，转圈儿撵

mó dào gǎnlǘ, zhuàn quānr niǎn

chasing a donkey on the millstone track: chase it round in circles

空间站在太空中绕着地球转。

Kōngjiānzhàn zài tàikōng zhōng ràozhe dìqiú zhuàn.

The space station orbits the Earth in outer space.

行星围着固定不动的恒星转。

Xíngxīng wéizhe gùdìng bú dòng de héngxīng zhuàn.

Planets move around a fixed star.

行星绕着太阳转。

Xíngxīng ràozhe tàiyang zhuàn.

The planets revolve around the sun.

贱陀螺，不打不转

jiàn tuóluó, bù dǎ bú zhuàn

a cheap spinning top: it doesn't spin unless whipped

这条流水线每天都在转。

Zhè tiáo liúshuǐxiàn měitiān dōu zài zhuàn.

This assembly line runs every single day.

这颗人造卫星绕着地球转。

Zhè kē rénzàowèixīng ràozhe dìqiú zhuàn.

This artificial satellite orbits the Earth.

长虫钻竹筒，转不了弯

chángchong zuān zhútǒng, zhuàn bù liǎo wān

a snake crawling into a bamboo tube: can't turn a bend

风车脑袋,哪股风硬就顺哪股转

fēngchē nǎodai,nǎ gǔ fēng yìng jiù shùn nǎ gǔ zhuàn

a windmill head: it turns with whichever wind is strongest

风车转起来就能发电。

Fēngchē zhuàn qǐlai jiù néng fādiàn.

Once the wind turbine spins, it can generate electricity.

风车转起来，就能发电。

Fēngchē zhuàn qǐlai, jiù néng fādiàn.

When the windmill turns, it can generate electricity.