翻身
fānshēn
to turn over; to free oneself from hardship
Characters in this word
身 shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 身 — body, torso
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 伤员不能自行翻身，护士每隔两小时就帮他调整一次姿势。 Shāngyuán bù néng zìxíng fānshēn, hùshi měi gé liǎng xiǎoshí jiù bāng tā tiáozhěng yí cì zīshì. The injured man could not turn over by himself, so the nurse helped him adjust his position every two hours.
- 宝宝今天第一次自己翻身了，妈妈高兴极了。 Bǎobao jīntiān dì yī cì zìjǐ fānshēn le, māma gāoxìng jí le. The baby turned over by herself for the first time today, and Mum was overjoyed.
- 他终于靠自己的努力翻身，不再为生活发愁。 Tā zhōngyú kào zìjǐ de nǔlì fānshēn, bú zài wèi shēnghuó fāchóu. He finally pulled himself out of hardship through his own effort and no longer worries about making a living.
Related words
- 翻 fān to turn over; to flip through
- 翻译 fānyì to translate; translator
- 翻番 fānfān to double
- 翻来覆去 fānláifùqù over and over; to toss and turn
- 翻天覆地 fāntiānfùdì earth-shaking; tremendous
- 翻新 fānxīn to renovate; to refurbish
- 推翻 tuīfān to overthrow; to overturn; to refute
- 身上 shēnshang on the body; on oneself
- 身体 shēntǐ body; health
- 全身 quánshēn whole body
- 身边 shēnbiān by one's side; with one
- 身份证 shēnfènzhèng identity card