转折

轉折

zhuǎnzhé

noun HSK 7 #16,360

Meanings

1 a turning point
2 a twist
3 a transition

Characters

to turn; to change

to bend; to break

Examples

这件事成了他人生的转折。

Zhè jiàn shì chéng le tā rénshēng de zhuǎnzhé.

This event became a turning point in his life.

故事在这里出现了一个大转折。

Gùshì zài zhèlǐ chūxiàn le yī gè dà zhuǎnzhé.

The story takes a big twist here.

Tips

grammar

转折 is also used as a grammatical term: 转折关系 (zhuǎnzhé guānxì) means an adversative/contrastive relationship, as in sentences with 但是, 可是, 然而.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

折 zhé