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转机

zhuǎnjī

turning point; favourable turn

A traveler at a fork: a dead-end path and an upward path
Memory picture

Characters in this word

转 zhuǎn

Strokes
8
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
车 cart, vehicle 专 concentrated, specialized
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

机 jī

Strokes
6
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 几 small table
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 机

Example phrases

  • 谈判原本陷入僵局,直到第三方提出新方案才出现转机。 Tánpàn yuánběn xiànrù jiāngjú, zhídào dì sānfāng tíchū xīn fāng'àn cái chūxiàn zhuǎnjī. The negotiations had reached a stalemate, and only when a third party proposed a new plan did a turning point emerge.
  • 他的病突然有了转机,全家都松了一口气。 Tā de bìng tūrán yǒu le zhuǎnjī, quánjiā dōu sōng le yī kǒu qì. His illness suddenly took a turn for the better, and the whole family breathed a sigh of relief.
  • 公司资金紧张,一笔新投资带来了转机。 Gōngsī zījīn jǐnzhāng, yī bǐ xīn tóuzī dài lái le zhuǎnjī. The company was short of funds, but a new investment brought a turning point.

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