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转机

zhuǎn jī

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 轉機

转机 (zhuǎn jī) means "(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 转机 means

1. (to take) a turn for the better
2. to change planes

The characters in 转机

• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer
• 机jī(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity

Example sentences

• 每件事情都有好的一面,　所以不用计算好处,　相反的要追求挫折,　才得到转机,　洞烛先机.
  Měi jiàn shìqing dōu yǒu hǎo de yīmiàn, suǒyǐ bù yòngjì suàn hǎochu, xiāngfǎn de yào zhuīqiú cuòzhé, cái dédào zhuǎnjī, dòng zhú xiānjī.
  There's an upside to everything so it's unnecessary to focus on the good; on the contrary, we should instead be pushing for reversals because it's only through setbacks that we improve and see decisive opportunities clearly.

Words containing 转机

• 轮转机lún zhuǎn jīmerry-go-round

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