調轉

调转
diàozhuǎn
  1. to reassign sb to a different job
  2. to turn around
  3. to change direction
  4. to make a U turn

CEDICT

  1. synonym of 掉轉 /掉转 (diàozhuǎn, “to turn around; to change direction; to make a U-turn”)
  2. to reassign somebody to a different job

Wiktionary

回轉。《水滸傳．第四回》：「智深等了一回，調轉身來，看著右邊金剛。」也作「掉轉」。

重編國語辭典

  1. 反過來
  2. 掉轉／掉转(diàozhuǎn)之同義詞
  3. 換作，換成
  4. 調動轉換，變動工作

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 調 diào
  1. to transfer
  2. to move (troops or cadres)
  3. to investigate
  4. to enquire into
  5. accent
  6. view
  7. argument
  8. key (in music)
  9. mode (music)
  10. tune
  11. tone
  12. melody
2 轉 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

反身 fǎnshēn to turn around
掉轉 diàozhuǎn to turn around
轉步 zhuǎnbù to turn around
扭轉 niǔzhuǎn
  1. to reverse
  2. to turn around (an undesirable situation)
  3. (mechanics) torsion
他觉得自己占了上风，但我反过来扭转了局面。

He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

Source: Tatoeba

扭頭 niǔtóu
  1. to turn one's head
  2. to turn around
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