转折点
zhuǎnzhédiǎn
turning point; inflection point
Characters in this word
折 zhé
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 斤 axe
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
点 diǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 占 to divine 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 那次公开道歉是整个事件的转折点，舆论从愤怒转向追问制度漏洞。 Nà cì gōngkāi dàoqiàn shì zhěnggè shìjiàn de zhuǎnzhédiǎn, yúlùn cóng fènnù zhuǎnxiàng zhuīwèn zhìdù lòudòng. That public apology was the turning point of the whole incident, as public opinion shifted from anger to questioning institutional loopholes.
- 毕业那一年是我人生的重大转折点。 Bìyè nà yì nián shì wǒ rénshēng de zhòngdà zhuǎnzhédiǎn. The year I graduated was a major turning point in my life.
- 这一医学发现成为治疗该病的重要转折点。 Zhè yī yīxué fāxiàn chéngwéi zhìliáo gāi bìng de zhòngyào zhuǎnzhédiǎn. This medical discovery became a crucial turning point in treating the disease.
Related words
- 转 zhuǎn to turn
- 转变 zhuǎnbiàn to change; change
- 转动 zhuǎndòng to turn; to rotate
- 转告 zhuǎngào to pass on a message
- 转身 zhuǎnshēn to turn around
- 转弯 zhuǎnwān to turn a corner
- 转移 zhuǎnyí to move; to shift
- 转化 zhuǎnhuà to transform
- 转换 zhuǎnhuàn to switch; to change
- 转让 zhuǎnràng to transfer
- 转向 zhuǎnxiàng to turn
- 旋转 xuánzhuǎn to rotate, to revolve