transfer department; change major
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to transfer a patient from one hospital department to another for treatment
Commonly used in medical contexts when a patient's condition requires specialized care from a different department.
Yī医
shēng生
jiàn建
yì议
tā他
cóng从
nèi内
kē科
zhuǎn转
kē科
dào到
wài外
kē科
zuò做
shǒu手
shù术
。
The doctor recommended that he transfer from internal medicine to surgery for an operation.
Zhè这
jiā家
yī医
yuàn院
zhuǎn转
kē科
shǒu手
xù续
hěn很
jiǎn简
biàn便
。
The transfer procedures at this hospital are very simple.
verb
to transfer from one academic department to another; to change one's major
Used in educational contexts for students switching their field of study, typically between academic years.
Dà大
èr二
de的
shí时
hou候
，
tā他
cóng从
wù物
lǐ理
xì系
zhuǎn转
kē科
dào到
le了
jì计
suàn算
jī机
xì系
。
During his sophomore year, he transferred from the physics department to the computer science department.
Zhuǎn转
kē科
xū需
yào要
dá达
dào到
yī一
dìng定
de的
xué学
fēn分
yāo要
qiú求
。
Changing majors requires meeting certain credit requirements.
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Tā她
duì对
xiàn现
zài在
de的
zhuān专
yè业
bù不
mǎn满
yì意
，
dǎ打
suàn算
shēn申
qǐng请
zhuǎn转
kē科
。
She is dissatisfied with her current major and plans to apply for a transfer.