Usage note
转表示改变方向，也可表示传递。
zhuǎn biǎo shì gǎi biàn fāng xiàng， yě kě biǎo shì chuán dì。
转 means to turn, rotate, or pass along.
Context note
转常用于方向、交通和动作变化。
zhuǎn cháng yòng yú fāng xiàng 、 jiāo tōng hé dòng zuò biàn huà。
It is often used for direction, transport, and changes in action.
5 examples
请往右转。
qǐng wǎng yòu zhuǎn。
Please turn right.
他转过身来。
tā zhuǎn guò shēn lái。
He turned around.
把消息转给我。
bǎ xiāo xī zhuǎn gěi wǒ。
Forward the message to me.
车在路口转弯。
chē zài lù kǒu zhuǎn wān。
The car turns at the intersection.
风一转就凉了。
fēng yì zhuǎn jiù liáng le。
When the wind shifted, it became cool.
5 mini stories
他们在前面转了个弯。
tā men zài qián miàn zhuǎn le gè wān。
They turned a corner ahead.
老师把作业转给班长。
lǎo shī bǎ zuò yè zhuǎn gěi bān zhǎng。
The teacher passed the homework to the class monitor.
小猫转着圈追尾巴。
xiǎo māo zhuǎn zhe quān zhuī wěi ba。
The kitten turned in circles chasing its tail.
他转头看了一眼。
tā zhuǎn tóu kàn le yì yǎn。
He turned his head and took a look.
消息很快转到了大家那里。
xiāo xī hěn kuài zhuǎn dào le dà jiā nà lǐ。
The message quickly got passed to everyone.
Mini dialogue
问路
A
请问，去图书馆怎么走？
Qǐngwèn, qù túshūguǎn zěnme zǒu?
Excuse me, how do I get to the library?
B
往前走，然后左转就到了。
Wǎng qián zǒu, ránhòu zuǒ zhuǎn jiù dào le.
Go straight, then turn left and you'll be there.
天气变化
A
早上还是晴天，现在转阴了。
Zǎoshang hái shì qíngtiān, xiànzài zhuǎn yīn le.
It was sunny this morning, but now it has turned cloudy.
B
是啊，可能要下雨了。
Shì a, kěnéng yào xià yǔ le.
Yes, it might rain soon.
Related words and contrasts
related
转身
zhuǎnshēn
to turn around
A specific action of turning one's body.
related
改变
gǎibiàn
to change
A broader term for making something different, related to a turn in state.