bān huí

扳回 (bān huí) is a Chinese word meaning “to pull back; to regain (one's dignity etc); to recover from (an adverse situation)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to pull back
  2. 2to regain (one's dignity etc)
  3. 3to recover from (an adverse situation)
  4. 4to turn the tables

Characters in 扳回

扳bān · to pull回huí · to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around

Related words

回to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around回to curve回Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)回variant of 迴|回[hui2]回来to return; to come back回家to return home回去to return回到to return to回答to reply; to answer回头to turn round; to turn one's head回忆to recall回报(in) return

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