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转折点

zhuǎn zhé diǎn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 3-character word Traditional 轉折點

转折点 (zhuǎn zhé diǎn) means "turning point; breaking point". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 转折点 means

1. turning point
2. breaking point

The characters in 转折点

• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer
• 折zhéto break; to fracture; to snap
• 点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)…

Example sentences

• 这是一个历史的转折点。
  Zhè shì yī gè lìshǐ de zhuǎnzhédiǎn.
  This is a turning point in history.
• 这件事是他人生的一个重要的转折点。
  Zhè jiàn shì shì tārén shēng de yī gè zhòngyào de zhuǎnzhédiǎn.
  This was the turning point of his life.

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