时来运转

時來運轉
shílái-yùnzhuǎn
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

HSK 7-9
Tā fèndòu duōnián, zhōngyú shíláiyùnzhuǎn, shìyè téngfēi.
After years of hard work, fortune finally smiled on him and his career took off.
HSK 7-9
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