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verb HSK 7 #14,091

Meanings

  1. 1 to pull; to turn; to wrench
  2. 2 to recoup; to win back

Examples

扳一下这个开关。
Bān yíxià zhège kāiguān.
Pull this switch.
他们在下半场扳回了一分。
Tāmen zài xiàbànchǎng bānhuí le yì fēn.
They won back a point in the second half.

Tips

usage
扳回 (bānhuí) is a sports term meaning to claw back a score or reverse a losing position. 扳手 (bānshǒu) is a wrench/spanner — named for the pulling motion.

Stroke Order

扳 bān