翻身 (fān shēn): to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes

Word info

Pinyin

fānshēn

Meaning

to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes

Characters

2

Part of speech

verb

HSK level

HSK 7

Chinese explanation

• 躺着时转动身体，改变原来的姿势
• 比喻从受压迫、困难或落后的处境中解脱出来，改变不利的地位或状况。