transition /træn'ziʃәn/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
• (n.) a musical passage moving from one key to another
• (n.) a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

Chinese translation

• n. 转变, 转换, 变迁, 过渡时期, 临时转调
• [化] 跃迁

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/træn'ziʃәn/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.46 · Rare

Word forms

transitioned, transitioning, transitions

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Related words

transit · transient · transistor · transitory

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