时来运转

時來運轉
shíláiyùnzhuǎn
idiom #23,582

Meanings

  1. 1 fortune smiles at last
  2. 2 luck turns around
  3. 3 one's time has come
  4. 4 a lucky break after hardship

Examples

Tā fèndòu duō nián, zhōngyú shíláiyùnzhuǎn, shìyè téngfēi.
After years of hard work, fortune finally smiled on him and his career took off.
Bié huīxīn, xiāngxìn zìjǐ zǒng yǒu shíláiyùnzhuǎn de nà yī tiān.
Don't be discouraged — believe that your lucky day will come.

Tips

memory
(time) + (comes) + (fortune) + (turns) — "when the time comes, fortune turns." It is an optimistic phrase used to encourage someone going through a rough patch.

Stroke Order

shí
lái
yùn
zhuǎn