转折
zhuǎn zhé
Pinyin

Definition

转折
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zhuǎn zhé
  1. shift in the trend of events
  2. turnaround
  3. plot shift in a book
  4. turn in the conversation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

折
shé
  1. 1 to break (e.g. stick or bone)
  2. 2 a loss
折磨
zhé mó
  1. 1 to torment
  2. 2 to torture
折腾
zhē teng
  1. 1 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
  2. 2 to repeat sth over and over again
  3. 3 to torment sb
  4. 4 to play crazy
  5. 5 to squander (time, money)
挫折
cuò zhé
  1. 1 setback
  2. 2 reverse
  3. 3 check
  4. 4 defeat
  5. 5 frustration
  6. 6 disappointment
  7. 7 to frustrate
  8. 8 to discourage
  9. 9 to set sb back
  10. 10 to blunt
  11. 11 to subdue
夭折
yāo zhé
  1. 1 to die young or prematurely
  2. 2 to come to a premature end
  3. 3 to be aborted prematurely
存折
cún zhé
  1. 1 passbook
  2. 2 bankbook
打折
dǎ zhé
  1. 1 to give a discount
折寿
zhé shòu
  1. 1 to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
折射
zhé shè
  1. 1 to refract
  2. 2 refraction
  3. 3 to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)
折扣
zhé kòu
  1. 1 discount
折断
zhé duàn
  1. 1 to snap sth off
  2. 2 to break
折服
zhé fú
  1. 1 to convince
  2. 2 to subdue
  3. 3 to be convinced
  4. 4 to be bowled over
折叠
zhé dié
  1. 1 to fold
  2. 2 collapsible
  3. 3 folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)
折纸
zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 paper folding
  2. 2 origami
曲折
qū zhé
  1. 1 winding
  2. 2 (fig.) complicated
波折
bō zhé
  1. 1 twists and turns
转折
zhuǎn zhé
  1. 1 shift in the trend of events
  2. 2 turnaround
  3. 3 plot shift in a book
  4. 4 turn in the conversation
转折点
zhuǎn zhé diǎn
  1. 1 turning point
  2. 2 breaking point
骨折
gǔ zhé
  1. 1 to suffer a fracture
  2. 2 (of a bone) to break
  3. 3 fracture
一波三折
yī bō sān zhé
  1. 1 calligraphic flourish with many twists
  2. 2 fig. many twists and turns

Idioms (8)

一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
  1. 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
朱云折槛
Zhū Yún zhē kǎn
  1. 1 Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
百折不挠
bǎi zhé bù náo
  1. 1 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
  2. 2 to be undaunted by repeated setbacks
  3. 3 to be indomitable
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
  1. 1 lit. windy and circuitous
  2. 2 difficult (idiom)
蠹众木折
dù zhòng mù zhé
  1. 1 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
赔了夫人又折兵
péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
  1. 1 having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
  2. 2 going around in circles

Sample Sentences

表示转折。
biǎoshì zhuǎnzhé 。
Expresses a contrast.
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而"也经常放在两个形容词之间。既可以表示转折，有的时候也可以表示并列。
ér "yě jīngcháng fàng zài liǎng ge xíngróngcí zhījiān 。jì kěyǐ biǎoshì zhuǎnzhé ，yǒude shíhou yě kěyǐ biǎoshì bìngliè 。
'Er' is often placed in between two adjectives. While it can indicate contrast, sometimes it can also indicate the two ideas are the same.
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表示转折。
biǎoshì zhuǎnzhé 。
Indicates a transition.
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转折
zhuǎnzhé
transition; 'but', 'however', 'on the contrary'
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表示转折。
biǎoshì zhuǎnzhé 。
Expresses contrary to.
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