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Chinese word

转折

zhuǎn zhé

shift in the trend of events

Traditional: 轉折

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • shift in the trend of events
  • turnaround
  • plot shift in a book
  • turn in the conversation

Characters in this word

转zhuǎn8 strokesto move, to convey折zhé7 strokesto break, to snap

Common words: 转 · 折

Words

Words with the same first character

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转移zhuǎn yíto shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject e…转变zhuǎn biànto change; to transform; shift; transformation; CL:個|个[ge4]转型zhuǎn xíngto undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of…转化zhuǎn huàto change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform; (chemistry) isomerization转向zhuǎn xiàngto change direction; fig. to change one's stance; to get lost; to lose one's way转换zhuǎn huànto change; to switch; to convert; to transform转载zhuǎn zǎito forward (a shipment); to reprint sth published elsewhere; Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 zai4]转让zhuǎn ràngto transfer (ownership, rights etc)