逆转

逆轉

nìzhuǎn

verb #11,546

Meanings

Bǐsài zài zuìhòu yī kè fāshēng le nìzhuǎn.

The game had a reversal at the last moment.

Júshì yǐjīng wúfǎ nìzhuǎn le.

The situation can no longer be reversed.

memory

逆 (against/reverse) + 转 (turn) = to turn against the current direction, i.e. to reverse.

usage

Common in sports (比赛逆转 = comeback), medical (病情逆转 = condition reversal), and general situations (局势逆转 = situation reversal).

逆 nì

转 zhuǎn