辗转 (zhǎn zhuǎn) — to toss and turn (in bed); to pass from person to person; to move from place to place
Definition
Literary verb with two senses: 'toss and turn' in bed (more written than the colloquial idiom 翻来覆去) and 'pass through many hands / places' (news, travel). Unlike 折腾, it does not mean causing trouble.
verb
to toss and turn (in bed)to pass from person to personto move from place to place
Examples
- ，辗转。Tā yīn wèi xīn shì tài zhòng, zài chuáng shàng zhǎn zhuǎn le yì zhěng yè.Because he had too many worries, he tossed and turned in bed all night.
- 辗转，。Zhè ge xiāo xi jīng guò duō cì zhǎn zhuǎn, yǐ jīng chuán biàn le quán chéng.This news, having been passed around many times, has spread throughout the whole city.
- 辗转，。Tā nián qīng shí zhǎn zhuǎn gè dì, jī lěi le fēng fù de jīng yàn.When he was young, he traveled from place to place and accumulated rich experience.
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