转机
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
转机 (zhuǎnjī) · to change planes
转机 (zhuǎnjī) means “to change planes; a turn for the better”. It is written with 2 characters: 转 (to turn) + 机 (machine). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 转机 is built
The characters
转 zhuǎn · to turn
What 转 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 专zhuān — concentrated
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 车 gives the meaning, 专 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
机 jī · machine
What 机 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们要在上海转机。Wǒmen yào zài Shànghǎi zhuǎnjī.We have to change planes in Shanghai.
这次去北京不用转机。Zhè cì qù Běijīng bú yòng zhuǎnjī.There's no need to change planes to Beijing this time.
Questions about 转机
What does 转机 mean?
转机 (zhuǎnjī) means “to change planes; a turn for the better”.
How do you pronounce 转机?
转机 is pronounced zhuǎnjī.
Which HSK level is 转机?
转机 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 转变zhuǎnbiànto change
- 转动zhuǎndòngto turn
- 转告zhuǎngàoto pass on (a message)
- 转身zhuǎnshēnto turn around
- 转弯zhuǎnwānto turn
- 转移zhuǎnyíto move
- 扭转niǔzhuǎnto turn around
- 旋转xuánzhuǎnto spin
- 周转zhōuzhuǎncash flow
- 转达zhuǎndáto pass on
Learn 转机 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 98: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.