转机
zhuǎn jī
Pinyin

Definition

转机
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zhuǎn jī
  1. (to take) a turn for the better
  2. to change planes

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

司机
sī jī
  1. 1 chauffeur
  2. 2 driver
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],支[zhī]
机场
jī chǎng
  1. 1 airport
  2. 2 airfield
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā],處|处[chù]
机会
jī huì
  1. 1 opportunity
  2. 2 chance
  3. 3 occasion
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
机遇
jī yù
  1. 1 opportunity
  2. 2 favorable circumstance
  3. 3 stroke of luck
相机
xiàng jī
  1. 1 camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhào xiàng jī])
  2. 2 at the opportune moment
  3. 3 as the circumstances allow
转
zhuǎi
  1. 1 see 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]
转发
zhuǎn fā
  1. 1 to transmit
  2. 2 to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data)
  3. 3 to pass on
  4. 4 to republish (an article from another publication)
转给
zhuǎn gěi
  1. 1 to pass on to
转载
zhuǎn zǎi
  1. 1 to forward (a shipment)
  2. 2 to reprint sth published elsewhere
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [zhuǎn zài]
飞机
fēi jī
  1. 1 airplane
  2. 2 CL:架[jià]
中转
zhōng zhuǎn
  1. 1 to change (train or plane)
  2. 2 transfer
  3. 3 correspondence
主机
zhǔ jī
  1. 1 main engine
  2. 2 (military) lead aircraft
  3. 3 (computing) host computer
  4. 4 main processor
  5. 5 server
乘机
chéng jī
  1. 1 to take the opportunity
  2. 2 to take a plane
借机
jiè jī
  1. 1 to seize the opportunity
停机
tíng jī
  1. 1 (of a machine) to stop
  2. 2 to shut down
  3. 3 to park a plane
  4. 4 to finish shooting (a TV program etc)
  5. 5 to suspend a phone line
  6. 6 (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit
先机
xiān jī
  1. 1 key moment
  2. 2 decisive opportunity
刷机
shuā jī
  1. 1 to replace firmware (on a mobile device)
动机
dòng jī
  1. 1 motor
  2. 2 locomotive
  3. 3 motive
  4. 4 motivation
  5. 5 intention
危机
wēi jī
  1. 1 crisis
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
  1. 1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì
  1. 1 to change one's mind (idiom)
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
天摇地转
tiān yáo dì zhuǎn
  1. 1 lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
  2. 2 momentous changes are underway (idiom)
天旋地转
tiān xuán dì zhuàn
  1. 1 the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
  2. 2 fig. huge changes in the world
天机不可泄漏
tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu
  1. 1 lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
  2. 2 I am not at liberty to inform you.
天机不可泄露
tiān jī bù kě xiè lù
  1. 1 lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
  2. 2 I am not at liberty to inform you.
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
  1. 1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
  3. 3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
  4. 4 things have taken a new turn
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
  1. 1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
扭转乾坤
niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn
  1. 1 lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to change the course of events
  3. 3 to turn things around
投机倒把
tóu jī dǎo bǎ
  1. 1 speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn
  1. 1 lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
  2. 2 a radical change
时来运转
shí lái yùn zhuǎn
  1. 1 the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break
  2. 2 things change for the better
有机可乘
yǒu jī kě chéng
  1. 1 to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
机不可失
jī bù kě shī
  1. 1 No time to lose! (idiom)
机不可失，失不再来
jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái
  1. 1 opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
机不可失，时不再来
jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái
  1. 1 Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
机会带来成功
jī huì dài lái chéng gōng
  1. 1 Opportunity brings success. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

欧洲太远了，搭飞机连同转机得要快二十个小时，对我来说简直生不如死。
Ōuzhōu tài yuǎn le ，dā fēijī liántóng zhuǎn jī děi yào kuài èrshí gè xiǎoshí ，duìwǒláishuō jiǎnzhí shēngbùrúsǐ 。
Europe is too far, you have to spend around 20 hours flying including the stopovers. That's like hell on earth for me.
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你这次回来是直飞还是转机啊？
nǐ zhè cì huílai shì zhí fēi háishì zhuǎnjī ā ？
Did you fly direct this time or did you have to transfer planes?
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加上转机，差不多十八个小时。在东京的时候，天气不好，还延误了。
jiāshàng zhuǎnjī ，chàbuduō shí bā ge xiǎoshí 。zài Dōngjīng de shíhou ，tiānqì bù hǎo ，hái yánwù le 。
With the plane change, about 18 hours. When we were in Tokyo, the weather was bad and we were delayed.
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不是。我是坐美联航的，在东京转机。
bù shì 。wǒ shì zuò Měiliánháng de ，zài Dōngjīng zhuǎnjī 。
No, I flew with United and changed planes in Tokyo.
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当然是直飞，转机多麻烦啊！而且，直飞还便宜，才299。
dāngrán shì zhífēi ，zhuǎnjī duō máfan a ！érqiě ，zhífēi hái piányi ，cái èrbǎijiǔshíjiǔ 。
Of course I'm flying direct. Changing planes is so troublesome! Also, the direct flight was really cheap. Only 299!
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然后就要考虑细节问题了。订机票比较简单，时间和价格合适就行。想省钱的话，网上还有转机攻略。
ránhòu jiùyào kǎolǜ xìjié wèntí le 。dìng jīpiào bǐjiào jiǎndān ，shíjiān hé jiàgé héshì jiù xíng 。xiǎng shěngqián dehuà ，wǎngshàng háiyǒu zhuǎnjī gōnglüè 。
Then you need to consider the details. Reserving plane tickets is pretty easy; finding the right time and price is enough. There are guides online for changing planes, if you want to save some money that way.
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