Chinese word

过渡

Pronunciation

Pinyinguò dù

Meaning

  • verbtransition

Example

公司正在过渡到新的系统。gōng sī zhèng zài guò dù dào xīn de xì tǒng

The company is transitioning to a new system.

Illustration for 过渡 (transition)

More examples

部门需要时间过渡到新流程。bù mén xū yào shí jiān guò dù dào xīn liú chéng

The department needs time to transition to the new process.

Core concept

A passage from one arrangement to another in which the in-between stage matters as well as the destination.

Common phrases

  • 从旧系统过渡到新系统cóng jiù xì tǒng guò dù dào xīn xì tǒng

    transition from the old system to the new system

  • 向现代化过渡xiàng xiàn dài huà guò dù

    transition to modernization

Similar words

转变zhuǎn biàn: Changing in nature or condition and entering a new stage or direction.
转换zhuǎn huàn: Changing something into a different form or adapting it for a different use.
迁移qiān yí: Moving people, objects, data, or systems into another place or environment.
改变gǎi biàn: Making a state or quality different.

Definition in Chinese

表示事物或人由原来状态逐步变为另一种状态的过渡性改变。biǎo shì shì wù huò rén yóu yuán lái zhuàng tài zhú bù biàn wéi lìng yì zhǒng zhuàng tài de guò dù xìng gǎi biàn

Word origin

过渡 (guòdù, "transition") developed from the combined image of passing over and crossing, making a physical journey a model for a change of state.

Usage tips

  • The word can describe change in a person, system, or routine, but it does not by itself suggest that the new state is better than the old one.

Other meanings

  • shiftverb
  • moveverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 过渡期guò dù qītransition periodnoun
  • 过渡阶段guò dù jiē duàntransitional stagenoun

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