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反败为胜
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反败为胜

反败为胜 — “To turn defeat into victory”

反败为胜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn defeat into victory”. To snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Literally, “turn defeat into victory”.

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反败为胜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 反fǎn
  • 败bài
  • 为wéi
  • 胜shèng

反败为胜 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
反
fǎn4reverse, opposite, anti
败
bài8lose, fail, defeat, ruin
为
wéi4to be or to do
胜
shèng9win, be victorious

Example Sentence with 反败为胜

尽管开局不利,但选手们凭借坚韧的毅力,最终反败为胜,赢得了比赛。
Despite a poor start, the athletes, with their strong perseverance, eventually turned defeat into victory and won the competition.

Idioms Related to 反败为胜

Synonyms of 反败为胜

  • niǔ扭zhuǎn转qián乾kūn坤reverse a desperate situation
  • zhuǎn转wēi危wéi为ān安turn danger into safety
  • zhuàn转bài败wéi为shèng胜turn defeat into victory

More idioms starting with 反

  • fǎn反cè侧zì自ān安restless person naturally feels at ease
  • fǎn反cè侧huò获ān安restless heart finds peace
  • fǎn反qí其dào道ér而xíng行zhī之do the exact opposite
  • fǎn反láo劳wéi为yì逸turn toil into ease
  • fǎn反fǎn反fù复fù复again and again
  • fǎn反fǎn反fù覆fù覆repeatedly; over and over again
  • fǎn反yín吟fù复yín吟difficult or incompatible marriage
  • fǎn反tīng听nèi内shì视reflect on self and heed others
  • fǎn反tīng听shōu收shì视ignore distractions and focus inward
  • fǎn反yǎo咬yī一kǒu口turn around and make a false countercharge
  • fǎn反bǔ哺zhī之qíng情children repaying parents' kindness
  • fǎn反bǔ哺zhī之sī私filial reciprocation

Questions about 反败为胜

What does 反败为胜 mean?
反败为胜 (fǎn bài wéi shèng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn defeat into victory”.
How do you pronounce 反败为胜?
反败为胜 is pronounced fǎn bài wéi shèng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 反败为胜 literally mean?
Literally, 反败为胜 means “turn defeat into victory”. It is used to mean “to turn defeat into victory”.
What is the Chinese definition of 反败为胜?
扭转败局,变为胜利。
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