扳回一城

扳
回
一
城
to recover some lost ground (in a competition)

Characters and words in 扳回一城

扳
ba̅n = b + an1
to pull / to turn (sth) around / to turn around (a situation) / to recoup
扳
pa̅n = p + an1
variant of 攀[pan1]
扳
回
to pull back / to regain (one's dignity etc) / to recover from (an adverse situation) / to turn the tables
回
huí = hu + ei2
to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book)
回 = 口 + 囗 : Helga Horse (hu-) smuggled herself into the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (-ei2). She covered herself in an enclosure (囗) full of mandarins (口). Unfortunately, she missed one little detail: The box full of mandarins is to be shipped back (回) to China soon.
回
迴
huí = hu + ei2
to curve / to return / to revolve
回
逥
huí = hu + ei2
variant of 迴|回[hui2]
一
yi̅ = y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
城
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
city walls / city / town / CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
城 = 土 + 成 : Again Charlie Chaplin is unable to exit engine. There is a wall of dirt blocking the entrance, and a progress bar showing that it will be removed soon, but the bar seems to be stuck.

Words with 扳回一城

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Sentences with 扳回一城

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