转念

tā gāng xiǎng shuō huà dàn yī zhuǎn niàn jué de hái shì zàn shí bù tí wéi hǎo

他刚想说话，但一转念，觉得还是暂时不提为好。

He was just going to speak when he thought better of it and didn't mention it for the moment.

tā gāng xiǎng jiào xǐng zhàng fu dàn zhuǎn niàn yī xiǎng yòu méi yǒu jiào

她刚想叫醒丈夫，但转念一想，又没有叫。

She was on the point of waking her husband when she thought better of it.

wǒ men jué dìng fàng qì bǐ sài dàn yī zhuǎn niàn yòu jué de hái yǒu huò shèng de jī huì

我们决定放弃比赛，但一转念又觉得还有获胜的机会。

We decided to give up, but upon second thought realized we still had a chance of winning the game.

wǒ yī zhuǎn niàn jué dìng bù zǒu le

我一转念，决定不走了。

I had second thoughts and decided not to go.

shuō lái qí guài dāng tā wèi zì jǐ de qián tú fàn chóu shí tā ǒu ěr huì zhuǎn niàn xiǎng qǐ tā de tài tai hé jiā tíng

说来奇怪，当他为自己的前途犯愁时，他偶尔会转念想起他的太太和家庭。

Curiously, as he troubled over his future, his thoughts occasionally reverted to his wife and family.