扳

bān

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to pull
2. to turn (sth) around
3. to turn around (a situation)
4. to recoup

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Character focus

Stroke order

7 strokes

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

推

tuī

to push

用力使物体朝远离自己的方向移动

Related words

1 item

挽回

wǎn huí

to retrieve

扭转不利局面，与“扳回”意思相近

Synonyms

2 items

拉

lā

to pull

表示用手施力使物体朝自己方向移动

扭转

niǔ zhuǎn

to reverse

指改变方向或局势

Usage notes

Collocations

“扳”常与“开关”、“手指”、“一局”等搭配，如“扳开关”、“扳着手指算”、“扳回一局”。

Common mistakes

不要将“扳”误读作bǎn，正确读音是bān。

Example Sentences

1 shown

他用力扳动开关，机器启动了。

He pulled the switch hard and the machine started.

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Words Containing 扳

内六角扳手

nèi liù jiǎo bān shǒu

Allen key

劈空扳害

pī kōng bān hài

damaged by groundless slander (idiom)

open spanner

socket spanner

lever hoist pulley

to demand a high price

to pull out

to pull back

to recover some lost ground (in a competition)

spanner

to equalize

spanner

ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)

扳本

bān běn

to recoup losses (in gambling)

(gun) trigger

to lift the fishnet

railroad switch

pointsman

railroad switch

wrench

hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement

adjustable spanner

pipe wrench

扳