转机 (zhuǎn jī) — to change planes (during travel); to take a turn for the better; to improve (as in a situation)
Definition
As a verb meaning 'to take a turn for the better,' 转机 focuses on a situation changing for the good, similar to 好转. For air travel, it specifically means 'to change planes' (转 + 飞机).
verb
to change planes (during travel)to take a turn for the betterto improve (as in a situation)
Examples
- 转机。Wǒ yào zài běi jīng zhuǎn jī qù rì běn.I need to change planes in Beijing to change planes to go to Japan.
- 转机，。Qíng kuàng zhōng yú zhuǎn jī le, dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn.The situation finally took a turn for the better, and everyone was very happy.
- 转机。Qǐng bāng wǒ chá yí xià qù shàng hǎi zhuǎn jī de shí jiān.Please help me check the time for changing planes going to Shanghai.
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