"your ship comes in" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 时来运转
• 好运降临

Definition

这个表达表示你终于获得了成功、大奖或好运，经过长时间的等待后终于得到回报。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个表达是成语而非字面意思。通常用于形容一个人经过长时间等待后获得成功、好运或奖励。常见于‘等到你运气来的那一天’等语境，多用于重大转变，而非日常小事。

Examples

When your ship comes in, you can finally buy your dream house.

等到**时来运转**，你终于可以买下梦想中的房子了。

She never gave up, and at last, her ship came in.

她从未放弃，最后**好运降临**了。

If your ship comes in, what will you do first?

如果**好运降临**，你首先会做什么？

Don’t worry about money—just wait until your ship comes in.

别担心钱的问题—等**时来运转**吧。

He always talks about traveling the world when his ship comes in.

他总说等**好运降临**就环游世界。

A lot of people play the lottery, hoping their ship will come in one day.

很多人买彩票，希望有一天**时来运转**。