转败为胜
zhuàn bài wéi shèng
Pinyin

Definition

转败为胜
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zhuàn bài wéi shèng
  1. to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

以为
yǐ wéi
  1. 1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
作为
zuò wéi
  1. 1 one's conduct
  2. 2 deed
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 accomplishment
  5. 5 achievement
  6. 6 to act as
  7. 7 as (in the capacity of)
  8. 8 qua
  9. 9 to view as
  10. 10 to look upon (sth as)
  11. 11 to take sth to be
胜利
shèng lì
  1. 1 victory
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
因为
yīn wèi
  1. 1 because
  2. 2 owing to
  3. 3 on account of
失败
shī bài
  1. 1 to be defeated
  2. 2 to lose
  3. 3 to fail (e.g. experiments)
  4. 4 failure
  5. 5 defeat
  6. 6 CL:次[cì]
成为
chéng wéi
  1. 1 to become
  2. 2 to turn into
为
wéi
  1. 1 as (in the capacity of)
  2. 2 to take sth as
  3. 3 to act as
  4. 4 to serve as
  5. 5 to behave as
  6. 6 to become
  7. 7 to be
  8. 8 to do
  9. 9 by (in the passive voice)
为了
wèi le
  1. 1 in order to
  2. 2 for the purpose of
  3. 3 so as to
为什么
wèi shén me
  1. 1 why?
  2. 2 for what reason?
认为
rèn wéi
  1. 1 to believe
  2. 2 to think
  3. 3 to consider
  4. 4 to feel
转
zhuǎi
  1. 1 see 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]
转发
zhuǎn fā
  1. 1 to transmit
  2. 2 to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data)
  3. 3 to pass on
  4. 4 to republish (an article from another publication)
转载
zhuǎn zǎi
  1. 1 to forward (a shipment)
  2. 2 to reprint sth published elsewhere
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [zhuǎn zài]
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
  1. 1 invincible position
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
中转
zhōng zhuǎn
  1. 1 to change (train or plane)
  2. 2 transfer
  3. 3 correspondence
人满为患
rén mǎn wéi huàn
  1. 1 packed with people
  2. 2 overcrowded
  3. 3 overpopulation
人为
rén wéi
  1. 1 artificial
  2. 2 man-made
  3. 3 having human cause or origin
  4. 4 human attempt or effort
做为
zuò wéi
  1. 1 to act as
  2. 2 used erroneously for 作為|作为
分为
fēn wéi
  1. 1 to divide sth into (parts)
  2. 2 to subdivide

Idioms (20)

一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
  1. 1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
  2. 2 a crushing defeat
  3. 3 beaten and in a hopeless position
一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
不分胜负
bù fēn shèng fù
  1. 1 unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
  2. 2 to come out even
  3. 3 to tie
  4. 4 to draw
不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
  1. 1 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
  2. 2 beyond description
不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
  1. 1 to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
  1. 1 Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
  1. 1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
  2. 2 interdependent
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich

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