Definition & Meaning

1.transit; re-export

2.go back on one's word; change one's mind

Word usage

zhuǎn kǒu

转 口

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1
v.transit; re-export
- zhuǎn kǒu xǔ kě zhèng
  转口许可证
  transit permit
- yǒu guān zhuǎn kǒu mào yì guǎn lǐ bù shì yòng běn bàn fǎ
  有关转口贸易管理不适用本办法。
  This set of measures shall not apply to transit trade.
2
v.dialgo back on one's word; change one's mind
- gāng shuō guò de huà tā kě yǐ zhuǎn kǒu bù rèn zhàng
  刚说过的话，他可以转口不认账。
  He is capable of going back on what he has just said and refusing to acknowledge it.
- tā bù chéng rèn zì jǐ yǒu cuò dàn zhuǎn kǒu jiù huì zhè me shuō duì ba
  她不承认自己有错，但转口就会这么说，对吧？
  She insists that she did nothing wrong, but then she would say that, wouldn’t she?

Word usage

Separable word
"转" and "口" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他发现自己说错话了，连忙转了口。
  He has found himself saying something wrong, so he went back on his words.
- 这批货得转三次口才能到中国。
  The goods should be transited three times before arriving in China.
- 这批货是在香港转的口。
  The goods are transited in Hong Kong.

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