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转型

zhuǎnxíng

to transform; transformation; transition

A worker with rolled plans beside an old factory and a new workshop
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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

型 xíng

Strokes
9
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
刑 punishment, penalty 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 传统制造业若要顺利转型,不能只购买设备,还必须重塑管理流程。 Chuántǒng zhìzàoyè ruò yào shùnlì zhuǎnxíng, bùnéng zhǐ gòumǎi shèbèi, hái bìxū chóngsù guǎnlǐ liúchéng. For traditional manufacturing to transform successfully, it must not only buy equipment but also reshape its management processes.
  • 这家老厂成功转型,开始生产电子产品。 Zhè jiā lǎo chǎng chénggōng zhuǎnxíng, kāishǐ shēngchǎn diànzǐ chǎnpǐn. This old factory successfully transformed and began producing electronic products.
  • 很多传统书店正在转型,兼卖咖啡和文具。 Hěn duō chuántǒng shūdiàn zhèngzài zhuǎnxíng, jiān mài kāfēi hé wénjù. Many traditional bookstores are transforming, also selling coffee and stationery.

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