扳回 (bān) — to pull back, to regain (from an adverse situation), to turn the tables
Definition
扳回 means to recover something lost (a score, a game, dignity) by active effort — a turning-the-tables sense, not a neutral 'get back'.
verb
to pull backto regain (from an adverse situation)to turn the tables
Examples
- 扳回。Qiú duì zài xià bàn chǎng bān le bǐ fēn.The team regained the score in the second half.
- 扳回。Tā lián shū liǎng jú hòu zhōng yú bān yì jú.After losing two games in a row, he finally won one back.
- 扳回。Wǒ xī wàng nǐ néng bān nǐ de zūn yán.I hope you can regain your dignity.
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