# 转向 (zhuǎnxiàng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 转向 (zhuǎnxiàng) means “to change direction; to shift”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to change direction; to shift
- Pinyin: zhuǎnxiàng (zhuan3 xiang4)
- Traditional: 轉向
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- Other readings: zhuànxiàng — to get lost; to lose one's way

## Examples

- 汽车突然转向了。
  Qìchē tūrán zhuǎnxiàng le.
  The car suddenly changed direction.

## Characters

- [转](https://hanziro.com/word/zhuan-turn/) (zhuǎn): to turn; to transfer
- [向](https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-towards/) (xiàng): towards; to face

https://hanziro.com/word/zhuan-xiang-change-direction/

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