翻身
fān shēn
Pinyin

Definition

翻身
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fān shēn
  1. to turn over (when lying)
  2. (fig.) to free oneself
  3. to emancipate oneself
  4. to bring about a change of one's fortunes

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

修身
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
单身
dān shēn
  1. 1 unmarried
  2. 2 single
翻
fān
  1. 1 to turn over
  2. 2 to flip over
  3. 3 to overturn
  4. 4 to rummage through
  5. 5 to translate
  6. 6 to decode
  7. 7 to double
  8. 8 to climb over or into
  9. 9 to cross
起身
qǐ shēn
  1. 1 to get up
  2. 2 to leave
  3. 3 to set forth
身
shēn
  1. 1 body
  2. 2 life
  3. 3 oneself
  4. 4 personally
  5. 5 one's morality and conduct
  6. 6 the main part of a structure or body
  7. 7 pregnant
  8. 8 classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
  9. 9 Kangxi radical 158
身上
shēn shang
  1. 1 on the body
  2. 2 at hand
  3. 3 among
身份
shēn fèn
  1. 1 identity
  2. 2 status
  3. 3 capacity
  4. 4 dignity
  5. 5 position
  6. 6 rank
身价
shēn jià
  1. 1 social status
  2. 2 price of a slave
  3. 3 price of a person (a sportsman etc)
  4. 4 worth
  5. 5 value (of stocks, valuables etc)
身边
shēn biān
  1. 1 at one's side
  2. 2 on hand
身体
shēn tǐ
  1. 1 the body
  2. 2 one's health
  3. 3 CL:具[jù],個|个[gè]
  4. 4 in person
一身
yī shēn
  1. 1 whole body
  2. 2 from head to toe
  3. 3 single person
  4. 4 a suit of clothes
上身
shàng shēn
  1. 1 upper part of the body
下身
xià shēn
  1. 1 lower part of the body
  2. 2 genitalia
  3. 3 trousers
人身
rén shēn
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 personal
  3. 3 human body
健身
jiàn shēn
  1. 1 to exercise
  2. 2 to keep fit
  3. 3 to work out
  4. 4 physical exercise
健身房
jiàn shēn fáng
  1. 1 gym
  2. 2 gymnasium
全身
quán shēn
  1. 1 whole body
  2. 2 em (typography)
出身
chū shēn
  1. 1 to be born of
  2. 2 to come from
  3. 3 family background
  4. 4 class origin
化身
huà shēn
  1. 1 incarnation
  2. 2 reincarnation
  3. 3 embodiment (of abstract idea)
  4. 4 personification
单身汉
dān shēn hàn
  1. 1 bachelor
  2. 2 unmarried man

Idioms (20)

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)
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān
  1. 1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
  2. 2 in a pitiful state
  3. 3 in a complete mess
  4. 4 to roll (with laughter)
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
  1. 1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
  1. 1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
  1. 1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
  1. 1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
  1. 1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
  1. 1 leave it to me (idiom)
  2. 2 I'll take care of it
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
天翻地覆
tiān fān dì fù
  1. 1 sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
  2. 2 everything turned on its head
奋不顾身
fèn bù gù shēn
  1. 1 to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers
  2. 2 regardless of perils
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
  1. 1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
  2. 2 to be all alone (idiom)
小作怡情，大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
  1. 1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
  1. 1 to pledge eternal love (idiom)
  2. 2 to exchange marriage vows
惹火烧身
rě huǒ shāo shēn
  1. 1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
  2. 2 fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
  1. 1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)

Sample Sentences

绿能贵呀，效率又低，翻身、翻身，换面了，你背后擦了助晒剂吗？
lǜnéng guì ya ，xiàolǜ yòu dī ，fānshēn 、fānshēn ，huàn miàn le ，nǐ bèihòu cā le zhùshàijì ma ？
Green energy is expensive and its not very efficient. Turn over, turn over, on to the other side. Did you put tanning lotion on your back?
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那倒是。过去劳动人民一直受压迫，直到新中国成立，才翻身做了主人了。你说，能不兴奋吗？
nà dàoshì 。guòqù láodòng rénmín yīzhí shòu yāpò ，zhídào xīn Zhōngguó chénglì ，cái fānshēn zuò le zhǔrén le 。nǐ shuō ，néng bù xīngfèn ma ？
That's true. In the past the working people were always oppressed, up until the establishment of the new government, when the roles were reversed and they could take control. Tell me, how could that not be exciting?
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我明白，不过希望你们银行能考虑一下我们新的项目。相信我们这次一定能打个翻身仗。
wǒ míngbai ，bùguò xīwàng nǐmen yínháng néng kǎolǜ yīxià wǒmen xīn de xiàngmù 。xiāngxìn wǒmen zhècì yīdìng néng dǎ ge fānshēnzhàng 。
I understand, but I hope the bank will consider our new endeavor. You can trust that this time, we'll definitely turn things around for the better.
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