Chinese word
翻身
fān shēn
to turn over (when lying)
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- to turn over (when lying)
- (fig.) to free oneself
- to emancipate oneself
- to bring about a change of one's fortunes
Characters in this word
Common words: 翻 · 身
Words
Words with the same first character
翻译翻译fān yìto translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[…翻唱翻唱fān chàngto cover (a previously recorded song); cover version (of a song)翻转翻转fān zhuǎnto roll; to turn over; to invert; to flip翻新翻新fān xīnto revamp; a face-lift; to retread (a tire); to refurbish (old clothes); newly emerging翻开翻开fān kāito open up翻墙翻墙fān qiánglit. to climb over the wall; fig. to breach the Great Firewall of China翻修翻修fān xiūto rebuild (house or road); to overhaul翻阅翻阅fān yuèto thumb through; to flip through (a book)