扭亏为盈

扭虧為盈

niǔkuī-wéiyíng

idiom

Meanings

1 to turn losses into profits
2 to get into the black
3 to turn around a loss-making business

Characters

to twist / turn

surplus / profit

Examples

HSK 3

公司经过三年努力终于扭亏为盈。

Gōngsī jīngguò sān nián nǔlì zhōngyú niǔkuī-wéiyíng.

After three years of effort, the company finally turned losses into profits.

HSK 5

新任总裁的目标是让工厂扭亏为盈。

Xīnrèn zǒngcái de mùbiāo shì ràng gōngchǎng niǔkuī-wéiyíng.

The new CEO's goal is to bring the factory into the black.

Tips

usage

A staple of Chinese financial-press headlines when a listed company flips from red ink to black. Structurally parallel to 转危为安 (turn danger into safety): 扭 (twist / reverse) + 亏 (loss) + 为 (into) + 盈 (profit).

Stroke Order

扭 niǔ

亏 kuī

为 wéi

盈 yíng