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打翻身仗

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想打翻身仗
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希望打翻身仗
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像打了一场翻身仗
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打好打翻身仗
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打了一场/打一个翻身仗

Definition

打翻身仗

Literally means:

turn of the battlefield

Actually means:

work hard to bring about an upswing

It figuratively means thoroughly changing the passive position, backward situation or unfavorable circumstance by working hard and perseveringly.

比喻通过艰苦奋斗,彻底改变被动地位、落后的状况或不利的处境。

Example

Used as predicate or object, often with other words in between. (作谓语、宾语,中间常常插入别的词语)
1
Zhèjiā
这家
kuàiyào
快要
dǎo
倒闭
de
gōngchǎng
工厂
  
,
zài
xīn
chǎngzhǎng
厂长
de
lǐngdǎo
领导
xià
  
,
zhēng
争取
3
3
nián
fānshēnzhàng
打翻身仗
  

The soon-to-be-closed factory, under the leadership of its new director, is fighting for three years.

2
qiūzhōnghuì
邱钟惠
zài
shàngjiè
上届
shìpīngsài
世乒赛
shàng
duó
夺得
女子
dān
单打
guànjūn
冠军
hòu
  
,
zhōngguó
中国
duì
女队
zài
běnjiè
本届
shìpīngsài
世乒赛
yòu
le
piàoliang
漂亮
de
fānshēnzhàng
翻身仗
  

Since Qiu Zhonghui won the women's singles title at the last World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese women's team has played another beautiful turn in the World Table Tennis Championships.

3
men
我们
duì
zhí
一直
shū
gěi
men
他们
  
,
jīntiān
今天
2
2
0
0
shèng
取胜
  
,
le
cháng
fānshēnzhàng
翻身仗
  
,
jiā
大家
yào
hǎohǎo
好好
zǒngjié
总结
shèngzhàng
打胜仗
de
jīngyàn
经验
  

Our team has been losing to them, today won 2-0, played a turn of the war, we have to sum up the experience of winning the battle.

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