遍 biàn — a time; everywhere; turn; all over; one time
这首歌我已经听了好几遍。Zhè shǒu gē wǒ yǐ jīng tīng le hǎo jǐ biàn.I have already listened to this song several times.
Common words: 普遍 (pǔ biàn)、遍布 (biàn bù)、遍地 (biàn dì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "turn"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "turn", including 遍 (biàn), 遭 (zāo), 轮 (lún). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "turn" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 遍 (biàn), 遭 (zāo), 轮 (lún) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span biàn, zāo, lún — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 遍 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 遍 biàna time; everywhere; turn; all over; one timeUseful words: 普遍, 遍布
- 遭 zāoa time; incident; meet by chance; turnUseful words: 遭到, 遭遇
- 轮 lúnwheel; gear; (by) turn; rotateUseful words: 轮椅, 轮子
Common words for these 3 "turn" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 遍 (biàn) — so "turn" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
普遍pǔ biànuniversal; general; widespread; common遍布biàn bùto cover the whole (area); to be found throughout遍地biàn dìeverywhere; all over遭到zāo dàoto suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)遭遇zāo yùto meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse)遭受zāo shòuto suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)轮椅lún yǐwheelchair轮子lún ziwheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner轮船lún chuánsteamship; steamer; steamboat
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "turn".
遭 zāo — a time; incident; meet by chance; turn
这次旅行中他们遭遇了一场大雨。Zhè cì lǚ xíng zhōng tā men zāo yù le yì chǎng dà yǔ.On this trip they ran into a heavy rain.
Common words: 遭到 (zāo dào)、遭遇 (zāo yù)、遭受 (zāo shòu)
轮 lún — wheel; gear; (by) turn; rotate
自行车有两个轮子。Zì xíng chē yǒu liǎng ge lún zi.A bicycle has two wheels.
Common words: 轮椅 (lún yǐ)、轮船 (lún chuán)、轮流 (lún liú)
All 3 characters
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