轉折 [转－]

Jyutping zyun2 zit3
Pinyin zhuǎn zhé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. shift in the trend of events
  2. turnaround
  3. plot shift in a book
  4. turn in the conversation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​方法​麻煩​、​唔​直接
    describes a method that requires multiple steps or a complicated transportation route with many changes in transit
    • 去佢屋企又要轉車，又要搭船，太轉折喇！
      去佢屋企又要转车，又要搭船，太转折喇！
      heoi3 keoi5 uk1 kei2 jau6 jiu3 zyun3 ce1, jau6 jiu3 daap3 syun4, taai3 zyun2 zit3 laa3!
      To get to his place we have to take many different lines of transit, and then take the ferry. It's too complicated!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to twist and turn; to shift
    (syn.) 转捩, 轉捩
  2. noun
    transition (cohesive device in a piece of writing)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #5497
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    這件事是他人生的一個重要的轉折點。
    这件事是他人生的一个重要的转折点。
    zhè jiàn shì shì tā rén shēng de yí gè zhòng yào de zhuǎn zhé diǎn 。
    • This was the turning point of his life.
  2. Mandarin
    這是一個歷史的轉折點。
    这是一个历史的转折点。
    zhè shì yí gè lì shǐ de zhuǎn zhé diǎn 。
    • This is a turning point in history.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    去佢屋企又要轉車，又要搭船，太轉折喇！
    去佢屋企又要转车，又要搭船，太转折喇！
    heoi3 keoi5 uk1 kei2 jau6 jiu3 zyun3 ce1, jau6 jiu3 daap3 syun4, taai3 zyun2 zit3 laa3!
    • To get to his place we have to take many different lines of transit, and then take the ferry. It's too complicated!