扭转

扭轉
niǔ zhuǎn
HSK 6
to reverse
verb

Example Sentences

我们需要扭转这次失败的局面。
wǒmen xūyào niǔzhuǎn zhècì shībài de júmiàn 。
We need to reverse this failure situation.
他通过努力工作来扭转自己的命运。
tā tōngguò nǔlì gōngzuò lái niǔzhuǎn zìjǐ de mìngyùn 。
He turned his fate around through hard work.
经济危机让政府不得不扭转政策。
jīngjì wēijī ràng zhèngfǔ bùdébù niǔzhuǎn zhèngcè 。
The economic crisis forced the government to reverse its policies.

Individual Characters

扭niǔ
twist, wrench, sprain, grapple
转zhuǎn
to turn, to change direction

Words with similar meanings

改变gǎibiàn
to change
A more general term that can refer to any alteration, not just reversing a situation.
翻转fānzhuǎn
to flip
Implying a more physical action of turning over, often used in a literal sense.

Words Ending With 转

周转zhōu zhuǎn
turnover (in cash or personnel); to have enough resources to cover a need
旋转xuán zhuǎn
to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl

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