时来运转 shí lái yùn zhuǎn

things change for the better

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 23741st word

Definitions

  1. 1. things change for the better
  2. 2. the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break

Characters

Character Meaning
时 shí HSK 1
time; when; o'clock
来 lái HSK 1
to come; to arrive; next
运 yùn HSK 2
to transport; to move; fortune
转 zhuǎn HSK 4
to turn; to change direction; to transfer