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旋乾转坤 — “To fundamentally reverse a dire situation”

旋乾转坤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fundamentally reverse a dire situation”. To turn the tide and bring about a drastic change; to demonstrate immense power and influence. Literally, “Turn heaven and earth”.

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旋乾转坤 Pronunciation and Pinyin

旋乾转坤 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
旋
xuán11rotate, spin, return, immediately
乾
qián11heaven, male, dry
转
zhuǎn8turn, rotate, change, transfer
坤
kūn8earth or female

Example Sentence with 旋乾转坤

在她的创新领导下,公司业绩得以旋乾转坤,重焕生机。
Under her innovative leadership, the company's performance was fundamentally reversed, regaining its vitality.

Idioms Related to 旋乾转坤

Synonyms of 旋乾转坤

  • huí回tiān天zhī之lì力power to reverse a desperate situation
  • gǎi改tiān天huàn换dì地to transform completely

Antonyms of 旋乾转坤

  • huí回tiān天fá乏shù术powerless to reverse a desperate situation

More idioms starting with 旋

  • xuán旋fù复huí回huáng皇swirling and undulating music
  • xuán旋qián干zhuǎn转kūn坤fundamentally change a situation
  • xuán旋dé得xuán旋shī失quickly gained, quickly lost
  • xuán旋shēng生xuán旋miè灭arise and perish almost immediately
  • xuán旋zhǒng踵jí即shì逝vanish in an instant
  • xuán旋zhuǎn转qián乾kūn坤turn the tide
  • xuán旋zhuǎn转gàn干kūn坤Turn around a difficult situation completely

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Questions about 旋乾转坤

What does 旋乾转坤 mean?

旋乾转坤 (xuán qián zhuǎn kūn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fundamentally reverse a dire situation”.

How do you pronounce 旋乾转坤?

旋乾转坤 is pronounced xuán qián zhuǎn kūn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 旋乾转坤 literally mean?

Literally, 旋乾转坤 means “Turn heaven and earth”. It is used to mean “to fundamentally reverse a dire situation”.

What is the Chinese definition of 旋乾转坤?

扭转天地。比喻从根本上改变社会面貌或已成的局面。也指人魄力极大。

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