左转

左轉
zuǒzhuǎn
to turn left

CEDICT

to turn left

Wiktionary

  1. 向左方转动。
  2. 降职、贬官。《后汉书．卷四一．第五伦传》：「后襃坐事左转高唐令，临去，握伦臂诀曰：『恨相知晚。』」唐．白居易〈与元九书〉：「言未终而足下左转，不数月而僕又继行。」也作「左降」、「左迁」。

重編國語辭典

Examples

您本应左转的。

You should've turned left.

You should have turned left.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 左 zuǒ
  1. left
  2. the Left (politics)
  3. east
  4. unorthodox
  5. queer
  6. wrong
  7. differing
  8. opposite
  9. variant of 佐 zuǒ
2 转 zhuǎn
  1. to turn
  2. to change direction
  3. to transfer
  4. to forward (mail)
  5. (Internet) to share (sb else's content)

Related entries

向左拐 xiàngzuǒguǎi to turn left
大拐 dàguǎi to turn left (Shanghainese)
大转 dàzhuǎn to turn left (Shanghainese)