Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

zhuānxīn, suǒyǐ yí shì wú chéng. He does everything half-heartedly and, as a result, has
accomplished nothing.
zhuānyè 专业 [modif: 专 specialist + 业 profession] N specialist field of study, specialty ■ 他的专 业是
中国农村经济。Tā de zhuānyè shì Zhōngguó nóngcūn jīngjì. His specialist field is Chinese rural
economics.
zhuān 砖 TRAD 磚 N brick 砖头 zhuāntóu brick (块 kuài)
zhuānwǎ 砖瓦 N bricks and tiles, building material
zhuǎn 转 TRAD 轉 V 1 turn, change ■ 今天下午雨 转晴。Jīntiān xiàwǔ yǔ zhuǎn qíng. This afternoon
it’ll change from a rainy day to a fine day. 2 pass on, forward ■ 我已经把他的电子邮件转 给他姐
姐了。 Wǒ yǐjīng bǎ tā de diànzǐ yóujiàn zhuăn gĕi tā jiějie le. I have forwarded his e-mail
message to his sister. 转车 zhuǎnchē transfer to another train (or bus) / 转学 zhuǎnxué transfer to another
school
zhuǎnbiàn 转变 [comp: 转 turn + 变 change] V change, transform (usually for the better) ■ 他从 一个小
偷转变成一个对社会有用的公民。Tā cóng yí ge xiǎotōu zhuǎnbiàn chéng yí ge duì shèhuì
yǒuyòng de gōngmín. He has transformed from a thief to a useful member of society. ■ 她的态度转
变了 — 从怀疑到信任。Tā de tàidù zhuǎnbiàn le – cóng huáiyí dào xìnrèn. Her attitude changed
— from doubt to trust.
zhuǎndá 转达 V pass on (a piece of information)
zhuǎngào 转告 [modif: 转 transfer + 告 tell] V pass along (word) ■ 请你把这个消息转告全班 同学。
Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhège xiāoxi zhuǎngào quán bān tóngxué. Please pass on the news to all your
classmates.
zhuǎn jīyīn 转基因 ADJ genetic modified 转基因食品 zhuǎn jīyīn shípǐn genetic modified food
zhuǎnràng 转让 V transfer (a property, rights, etc.)
zhuǎnyí 转移 [comp: 转 transfer + 移 move] V shift, transfer, divert
zhuǎnzhé 转折 N turn in the course of events
zhuàn 传 TRAD 傳 N biography 自传 zìzhuàn autobiography
zhuànjì 传记 N biography
zhuàn 赚 TRAD 賺 V make money, make a profit ■ 现在赚钱不容易。Xiànzài zhuàn qián bù róngyì. It is
not easy to make any money now. ■ 这家小小的西餐馆去年赚了十万多。Zhè jiā xiǎoxiǎo de
xīcānguǎn qùnián zhuànle shí wàn duō. This small Western-style restaurant made a profit of over
100,000 yuan last year.
zhuāng 庄 TRAD 莊 N village
zhuāngjia 庄稼 N crop ■ 光种庄稼，很难富起 来。Guāng zhòng zhuāngjia, hěn nán fù qǐlai. It is
difficult to get rich raising crops only. 庄稼人 zhuāngjiarén farmer (especially one that grows crops) /
庄稼地 zhuāngjiadì farmland
zhuāngyán 庄严 [comp: 庄 grave + 严 grave] ADJ solemn, dignified, stately
zhuāngzhòng 庄重 [comp: 庄 grave + 重 heavy] ADJ serious, grave, solemn
zhuāng 装 TRAD 裝 V pretend ■ 她不想跟他说话， 所以装着没看见。Tā bù xiǎng gēn tā shuōhuà,
suǒyǐ zhuāngzhe méi kànjiàn. She did not want to talk to him, so she pretended not to see him. ■
不懂 就是不懂，你干吗装懂 ? Bù dǒng jiù shì bù dǒng, nĭ gànmá zhuāng dǒng? It’s all right if
you don’t understand. Why do you pretend to understand?
zhuāngbèi 装备 V & N equip; equipment, outfit 军事装备 jūnshì zhuāngbèi armament
zhuāngshì 装饰 V & N decorate; decoration ■ 他们 用中国工艺品装饰客厅。Tā men yòng Zhōngguó
gōngyìpǐn zhuāngshì kètīng. They decorated their living room with Chinese handicrafts. 装饰品
zhuāngshì pǐn article for decoration, ornament
zhuāngxiè 装卸 V load and unload
zhuānxiū 装修 V fit up (e.g. a house)
zhuàng 状 TRAD 狀 N form, shape
zhuàngkuàng 状况 [comp: 状 shape (of things) + 况 situation] N shape (of things), situation, condition ■
目前全国的经济状况很好。Mùqián quánguó de jīngjì zhuàngkuàng hěn hǎo. At present the