Chinese word

转折点

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuǎn zhé diǎn

Meaning

  • nounturning point

Example

这次事故成为她人生的转折点。zhè cì shì gù chéng wéi tā rén shēng de zhuǎn zhé diǎn

This accident marked a turning point in her life.

Illustration for 转折点 (turning point)

More examples

经济改革后，市场出现了明显的转折点。jīng jì gǎi gé hòu shì chǎng chū xiàn le míng xiǎn de zhuǎn zhé diǎn

After the economic reforms, a clear turning point appeared in the market.

Core concept

A significant landmark in a life, plan, or history that divides an earlier course from a changed one.

Common phrases

  • 成为转折点chéng wéi zhuǎn zhé diǎn

    become a turning point

  • 出现转折点chū xiàn zhuǎn zhé diǎn

    a turning point emerges

  • 关键的转折点guān jiàn de zhuǎn zhé diǎn

    key turning point

Similar words

转折zhuǎn zhé: A point or phase where the course of events changes suddenly.
转机zhuǎn jī: A hopeful chance for conditions to improve after a crisis or difficulty.
转变zhuǎn biàn: A change in nature, condition, or way of doing something.
里程碑lǐ chéng bēi: An important event that marks a stage in the progress of history or a process.

Definition in Chinese

指在发展过程中产生显著转变、改变既有趋势或走向的时刻或节点。zhǐ zài fā zhǎn guò chéng zhōng chǎn shēng xiǎn zhù zhuǎn biàn gǎi biàn jì yǒu qū shì huò zǒu xiàng de shí kè huò jié diǎn

Word origin

转折点 (zhuǎnzhédiǎn, "turning point") combines 转 (zhuǎn, "turn") and 折 (zhé, "bend") with 点 (diǎn, "point"), framing a change in direction as one identifiable place in a process.

Usage tips

  • In conversational storytelling, it can organize a long account around one decisive event while remaining neutral about whether the result is good or bad.

Other meanings

  • crossroadsnoun
  • milestonenoun

Opposites

  • 延续yán xùcontinuationnoun
  • 稳定期wěn dìng qīperiod of stabilitynoun

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