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枯木逢春

kū mù féng chūn

4-character word

What 枯木逢春 means

1. lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
2. fig. to get a new lease on life
3. to be revived
4. (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve

The characters in 枯木逢春

• 枯kū(of plants) withered; (of wells, rivers etc) dried up; (bound form) dull; boring
• 木mù(bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden
• 逢féngto meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along
• 春chūnspring (season); gay; joyful