turn from danger to safety; turn the corner
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of a situation, illness, crisis, etc.) to turn from danger to safety; to take a turn for the better; to turn the corner
formalUsed to describe critical situations—such as medical emergencies, political crises, or economic downturns—that improve and become stable. Typically used as a predicate in formal or written contexts.
Jīng经
guò过
yī医
shēng生
de的
quán全
lì力
qiǎng抢
jiù救
，
bìng病
rén人
zhōng终
yú于
zhuǎn转
wēi危
wéi为
ān安
。
After the doctors' all-out rescue efforts, the patient finally turned the corner.
Zài在
zhèng政
fǔ府
de的
jí及
shí时
gān干
yù预
xià下
，
zhè这
chǎng场
jīng金
jì融
wēi危
jī机
zhuǎn转
wēi危
wéi为
ān安
。
Thanks to the government's timely intervention, this financial crisis turned from danger to safety.
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Jú局
shì势
yī一
dù度
shí十
fēn分
jǐn紧
zhāng张
，
dàn但
zuì最
zhōng终
zhuǎn转
wēi危
wéi为
ān安
。
The situation was once extremely tense, but eventually pulled through.