nì zhuǎn

逆 转

Level:

DC5

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v.reverse; deteriorate; take a turn for the worse; become worse
- zhèng zhì jú shì tū rán nì zhuǎn
  政治局势突然逆转。
  The political situation deteriorates sharply.
- hé jiě cháo liú bù néng nì zhuǎn
  和解潮流不能逆转。
  The trend of détente cannot be reversed.
- zhè shì jiàn kě néng shǐ hé píng jìn chéng fā shēng nì zhuǎn
  这事件可能使和平进程发生逆转。
  The incident threatened to put the peace process into reverse.
synonym
dào zhuǎn倒转
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v.come back
- gāi duì zài luò hòu èr shí yī fēn de qíng kuàng xià chéng gōng nì zhuǎn le
  该队在落后二十一分的情况下成功逆转了。
  The team came back from a 21-point deficit to close the deal.

Note
"逆转" is different from "扭转". "扭转" mostly refers to the change of things from bad to good, usually with an object, such as "扭转被动局面"; "逆转" refers to the change of things from good to bad, usually without an object, such as "历史潮流不可逆转".

逆转