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转折 zhuǎnzhé

转折 zhuǎnzhé Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 转折 zhuǎnzhé .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhuǎnzhé | zhuan3 zhe2
English translation
shift in the trend of events
plot shift in a book
twists and turns

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About 转折 zhuǎnzhé

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Traditional form

轉折

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 转折 zhuǎnzhé

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 转折 zhuǎnzhé .

zhuǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of zhuǎn . Phonosemantic compound. chē represents the meaning and zhuān represents the sound. Originally written as zhuān . The chē component was added later.

Phonetic compound

zhuān

Semantic compound

Chē

Positional decomposition

车专

Number of Strokes

8
shé

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a hand ( shǒu ) cutting something off with an axe ( jīn ).

Positional decomposition

扌斤

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 转折 zhuǎnzhé

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这次会议 huìyì yǒu 可能 kěnéng 成为 chéngwéi 具有 jù yǒu 转折性 de 事件 shìjiàn

The meeting has the potential to be a watershed event.

心理 xīnlǐ 转折 zhuǎnzhé 使 shǐ 原本 yuán běn 老套 lǎo tào de 故事情节变得 biàn de 生动有趣

Psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable story line.

转折 zhuǎnzhé Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 转折 zhuǎnzhé and their own compounds.

转折 zhuǎnzhé Compounds

See all 16 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 转折 zhuǎnzhé in their composition.

  • zhuǎn
  • shé
    • shì , zhé , shì , zhē , xué , zhā , zhé , zhè , xué , , , , , ,
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