化腐朽为神奇 huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí

turn something bad into something amazing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
化 huà HSK 3
to change into; to transform; to make into
腐 fǔ HSK 5
rotten; decay
朽 xiǔ HSK 6
rotten
为 wéi HSK 2
for; because of; to
神 shén HSK 5
God; deity; expression
奇 qí HSK 3
strange; odd; weird