扭转干坤 — “To turn the tide”
扭转干坤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn the tide”. To reverse a hopeless situation; to bring about a fundamental change. Literally, “Twist/turn heaven and earth”.
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扭转干坤 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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经过大家的不懈努力，终于扭转乾坤，让这个项目起死回生。
Through everyone's unremitting efforts, they finally turned the tide and brought this project back to life.
Idioms Related to 扭转干坤
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- niǔ扭kuī亏zēng增yíng盈turn losses into profits
- niǔ扭tóu头bié别xiàng项turn head away in displeasure
- niǔ扭shǒu手niǔ扭jiǎo脚sway body affectedly
- niǔ扭niǔ扭niē捏niē捏hesitant and evasive
- niǔ扭nie捏zuò作tài态to act coy or simpering
- niǔ扭shì是wèi为fēi非Twist right into wrong
- niǔ扭qū曲zuò作zhí直distort facts; misrepresent wrong as right
- niǔ扭zhí直zuò作qū曲distort facts and confound right and wrong
- niǔ扭zhuǎn转qián乾kūn坤reverse a desperate situation
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What does 扭转干坤 mean?
扭转干坤 (niǔ zhuǎn gàn kūn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn the tide”.
How do you pronounce 扭转干坤?
扭转干坤 is pronounced niǔ zhuǎn gàn kūn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 扭转干坤 literally mean?
Literally, 扭转干坤 means “Twist/turn heaven and earth”. It is used to mean “to turn the tide”.
What is the Chinese definition of 扭转干坤?
比喻从根本上改变已成的局面。