转头 (zhuān tóu) — to turn one's head; to change direction; to make a U-turn; (figurative) to repent, to reform
Definition
Literally 'turn head', 转头 means to turn around or change direction, and by extension to repent. Compare 掉头 (U-turn while driving) and 回头 (turn back / change one's mind, more abstract).
verb
to turn one's headto change directionto make a U-turn(figurative) to repentto reform
Examples
- ，。Tā tīng dào shēng yīn, zhuǎn le yí xià tóu.He heard a sound and turned his head.
- ，。Zhè tiáo lù bù néng diào tóu, zhǐ néng zài qián biān zhuǎn gè tóu.You can't make a U-turn on this road; you can only turn around up ahead.
- ，转头。Tā jīng lì le zhè cì jiào xùn, zhōng yú zhuān tóu le.After this lesson, he finally repented and changed his ways.
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