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HSK
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *扳* | 扳* | *扳
to pull / to turn (sth) around / to turn around (a situation) / to recoup
HSK 7-9
spanner / wrench / lever (on a machine)
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)
(gun) trigger
to pull out / to pull a lever
wrench / spanner
to recoup losses (in gambling)
to equalize / to level the score / to pull back the advantage
to lift the fishnet
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *扳* | 扳* | *扳
variant of
(dialect) roly-poly toy
railroad switch
to demand a high price
erhua variant of 扳指
railroad switch
to pull back / to regain (one's dignity etc) / to recover from (an adverse situation) / to turn the tables
to recover some lost ground (in a competition)
spanner; wrench / CL:
to recoup losses (in gambling)
pointsman / switchman
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


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