Definition
转向 (zhuǎn xiàng) is a verb-object phrase meaning 'to lose your sense of direction, to get lost physically'. Note that this is different from the compound verb 转向 (zhuǎnxiàng) meaning 'to change direction'. As a separable verb (离合词), you can split it: 转了向 ('got lost'), 转个向 ('feel a bit lost'), etc. The object 向 'direction' can be separated by aspect markers or measure words.
v.o.
to lose one's bearingsto get lost (physically)
Examples
- ，。Tā zài shān lǐ zhuǎn le xiàng, zǒu le hěn jiǔ cái chūlái.He got lost in the mountains and walked for a long time before getting out.
- 转向。Wǒ zài zhège chéngshì wánquán zhuǎn xiàng le.I completely lost my sense of direction in this city.
- ，转向。Zài xīn de dìfang, tā hěn róngyì zhuǎn xiàng.She easily gets lost in new places.
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