轉敗為勝 zhuàn bài wéi shèng

turn defeat into victory

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

Characters

Character Meaning
轉 zhuàn
to turn; to change direction; to transfer
敗 bài
to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat
為 wéi
for; because of; to
勝 shèng
victory; victorious; to defeat