WordTaiwan frequency #13,399
捲土重來
ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ
“to stage a comeback after a defeat; to return with renewed force; to make a comeback.”
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捲
ㄐㄩㄢˇ
To roll up; to sweep up; to carry along; a roll; classifier for rolls, spools, or similar items; to curl; to bend.
土
ㄊㄨˇ
Earth; soil; dirt; clay; ground; local; indigenous; crude; unsophisticated; a surname; one of the five elements; a radical.
重
ㄓㄨㄥˋ
heavy; serious; to attach importance to; to repeat; again; re-
來
ㄌㄞˊ
To come; to arrive; to return; to happen; to be used as a substitute for a verb; indicating possibility; indicating the future or next time; approximately.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 重要ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋimportant; significant; major; of great consequence; critical; essential; key
- 未來ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄞˊthe time yet to come; the future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending
- 後來ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊafterwards; later; subsequently; after a while; in the future; those who arrive later; newcomers
- 起來ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊto stand up; to get up; to rise; (verb complement) beginning of an action; upward movement; preliminary impression; completion of an action
- 嚴重ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋserious; severe; grave; critical; (of a situation, condition, or problem) very bad or dangerous
- 來自ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋto come from (a place); originating from; (in email headers) From:
- 土地ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋland; soil; territory; ground with earth or dirt; local earth god; genius loci
- 重新again; once more; from the start; anew; re- (prefix: re-examine, rebuild).
- 帶來ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊto bring; to bring about; to produce; to cause to happen
- 出來ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊto come out; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to take office; to be completed (after a verb)
- 原來ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊoriginal; former; at first; so, actually, as it turns out; used when discovering something previously unknown
- 以來ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊsince (a specified time or event); from then until now; afterwards; more than; over