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扭转

niǔ zhuǎn

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 扭轉

What 扭转 means

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

The characters in 扭转

• 扭niǔto turn; to twist; to wring
• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer

Example sentences

• 扭转治疗是酷刑。
  Conversion therapy is torture.
• 他觉得自己占了上风，但我反过来扭转了局面。
  Tā juéde zìjǐ zhàn le shàngfēng, dàn wǒ fǎnguolái niǔzhuǎn liǎojú miàn.
  He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

Words starting with 扭转

• 扭转乾坤niǔ zhuǎn qián kūnlit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom); fig. to change the course of events…

Words containing 扭转

• 睾丸扭转gāo wán niǔ zhuǎn(medicine) testicular torsion