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翻身
fānshēn
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
Common • Top 15%

Character Breakdown

翻
fān
to upset, to capsize, to flip over
HSK 4 18 丶
身
shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
HSK 2 7 丶

Compound Words (2)

打翻身仗
dǎfānshēnzhàng
to work hard towards a turn-around
咸鱼翻身
xiányúfānshēn
lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
12,404 of 84,292