逆袭

逆襲
nìxí
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to make an underdog comeback; to rise against the odds
  2. 2 to counterattack

Examples

HSK 5
Bǐsài zuìhòu wǔ fēnzhōng, zhè zhī qiúduì wánchéng le nìxí, yǐ sān bǐ èr huòshèng.
In the last five minutes the team pulled off a comeback and won 3-2.
HSK 7-9
Tā cóng dàoshǔ dìyī nìxí chéng le quánbān dìyī.
He climbed from the bottom of the class all the way to the top.

Tips

register
Internet and media slang that took off in the early 2010s, for the nobody, the weakest student or the poor kid who wins in the end. It drives web novels and short dramas, together with 打脸 (proving the doubters wrong). The older military sense, a counterattack, now lives on mostly in games and war writing.

Stroke Order

逆 nì
袭 xí