急转直下 — “To take a sudden and dramatic turn”
急转直下 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take a sudden and dramatic turn”. To change suddenly and develop rapidly.
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急转直下 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 急jí
- 转zhuǎn
- 直zhí
- 下xià
急转直下 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 急转直下
原本平静的谈判气氛，因为一个意外消息而急转直下，变得紧张起来。
The originally calm negotiation atmosphere, due to an unexpected piece of news, took a sudden and dramatic turn, becoming tense.
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Synonyms of 急转直下
Antonyms of 急转直下
More idioms starting with 急
- jí急sān三huǒ火sì四to be in a great hurry
- jí急bù不jí及dài待too impatient to wait
- jí急bù不kě可dài待too impatient to wait
- jí急bù不kě可nài耐too impatient to wait
- jí急bù不zé择yán言speak in haste without choosing words
- jí急bù不zé择lù路too hurried to choose a path
- jí急bù不zé择tú途too hurried to choose a path
- jí急bù不xiá暇zé择too rushed to choose carefully
- jí急zhōng中shēng生zhì智wisdom born of urgency
- jí急yú于shì事gōng功eager for quick success
- jí急yú于xīng星huǒ火extremely urgent and pressing
- jí急yú于qiú求chéng成eager for quick success
Questions about 急转直下
- What does 急转直下 mean?
- 急转直下 (jí zhuǎn zhí xià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take a sudden and dramatic turn”.
- How do you pronounce 急转直下?
- 急转直下 is pronounced jí zhuǎn zhí xià in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 急转直下?
- 形容形势或文笔等突然转变，并且很快地顺势发展下去。