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    3. 急転直下

    急転直下

    急きゅう転てん直ちょっ下か

    suddenly and precipitately

    KMT10News #41+1Noun, Participle, VerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab31 strokes

    きゅうてんちょっか

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    suddenly and precipitately, take a sudden turn
    yojijukugo

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    事じ態たいは急きゅう転てん直ちょっ下か、解かい決けつに向むかった。

    The situation suddenly took a turn and headed towards resolution.

    KMT8Daily Life
    彼かれの人じん生せいは急きゅう転てん直ちょっ下か、大おおきく変かわった。

    His life suddenly took a dramatic turn.

    KMT10Daily Life
    交こう渉しょうは難なん航こうしていたが、ある情じょう報ほうがもたらされたことで急きゅう転てん直ちょ下っかの展でん開かいを見みせた。

    The negotiations were difficult, but with the arrival of certain information, they took a sudden and dramatic turn.

    KMT10Business & FinanceDaily Life
    晴せい天てんだった空そらが急きゅう転てん直ちょっ下か、大おお雨あめになった。

    The clear sky suddenly turned into heavy rain.

    KMT10Daily LifeWeather & Geography
    政せい治じ情じょう勢せいは急きゅう転てん直ちょっ下か、新あらたな局きょく面めんを迎むかえた。

    The political situation suddenly took a dramatic turn, entering a new phase.

    KMT10Politics & LawDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    急
    いそ.ぐ・いそ.ぎ・せ.く…(1)
    hurry・emergency・sudden・steep
    転
    ころ.がる・ころ.げる・ころ.がす・ころ.ぶ・まろ.ぶ・うたた…(3)
    revolve・turn around・change
    直
    ただ.ちに・なお.す・-なお.す・なお.る・なお.き・す.ぐ…(7)
    straightaway・honesty・frankness・fix・repair
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
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