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扭转

niǔ zhuǎn · niu zhuan

Traditional 扭轉

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to reverse
  2. to turn around (an undesirable situation)
  3. (mechanics) torsion
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Down by ten

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)落后(luòhòu)十分(shífēn)，还有(háiyǒu)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    We are ten points behind, with five minutes left.

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)急(jí)，比赛(bǐsài)随时(suíshí)可以(kěyǐ)扭转(niǔzhuǎn)。

    Don't panic. A game can be turned around any time.

  3. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)扭转(niǔzhuǎn)？

    How do we turn it around?

  4. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)守住(shǒuzhu)，再(zài)快攻(kuàigōng)。

    Defend first, then fast break.

  5. Liangliang

    投进(tóujìn)了(le)！我们(wǒmen)只(zhǐ)落后(luòhòu)一分(yīfēn)了(le)！

    It's in! We are only one point behind!

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)说(shuō)过(guò)能(néng)扭转(niǔzhuǎn)！

    See, I said we could turn it around!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)觉(jué)得(de)自(zì)己(jǐ)占(zhàn)了(le)上(shàng)风(fēng)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)反(fǎn)过(guò)来(lái)扭(niǔ)转(zhuǎn)了(le)局(jú)面(miàn)。

He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by mccarras · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

新(xīn)教(jiào)练(liàn)上(shàng)任(rèn)后(hòu)扭(niǔ)转(zhuǎn)了(le)球(qiú)队(duì)的(de)颓(tuí)势(shì)。

After the new coach took over, he reversed the team's decline.

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