枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn

fig. to get a new lease on life

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to get a new lease on life
  2. 2. (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve
  3. 3. to be revived
  4. 4. lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
枯 kū HSK 6
dried up
木 mù HSK 5
tree; wood; wooden
逢 féng HSK 6
to meet by chance; to come across
春 chūn HSK 3
spring (season); youthful; joyful