bān
Pinyin

Definition

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bān
  1. to pull
  2. to turn (sth) around
  3. to turn around (a situation)
  4. to recoup
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pān
  1. variant of 攀[pān]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (10)

bān píng
  1. 1 to equalize
  2. 2 to level the score
  3. 3 to pull back the advantage
bān zhǐ
  1. 1 ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
bān huí
  1. 1 to pull back
  2. 2 to regain (one's dignity etc)
  3. 3 to recover from (an adverse situation)
  4. 4 to turn the tables
bān shǒu
  1. 1 spanner
  2. 2 wrench
  3. 3 lever (on a machine)
bān jī
  1. 1 (gun) trigger

Idioms (2)

劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài
  1. 1 damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
扳龙附凤
bān lóng fù fèng
  1. 1 hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement

Sample Sentences

上半场球队本来一分落后,他上场以后,不止扳平比分,逆转超前,甚至变成大胜四分的屠杀!
shàngbànchǎng qiúduì běnlái yī fēn luòhòu ,tā shàngchǎng yǐhòu ,bùzhǐ bānpíngbǐfēn ,nìzhuǎn chāoqián ,shènzhì biànchéng dàshèng sì fēn de túshā !
The team were trailing by a goal in the first half, but after he got on the pitch, he didn't just equalize, but also overtook from behind, slaughtering them with another four goals.
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