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回天
huí​tiān

to save a desperate situation

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回天 huí//tiān
to save a desperate situation
To reverse or rescue a critical situation; metaphorically refers to having the immense power to turn back the tide or change the course of events.

Frequency

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1.23 per million

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Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)