Definition & Meaning

stage a comeback; return in a swirl of dust; make a comeback

Word usage

juǎn tǔ chóng lái

卷 土 重 来

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derogstage a comeback; return in a swirl of dust; make a comeback
- shì tú juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  试图卷土重来
  make a vain attempt at a comeback
- jié hé bìng děng jiù bìng yòu juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  结核病等旧病又卷土重来。
  Old diseases like tuberculosis have returned.
- jiù zài nǐ yǐ wéi wèn tí bǎi píng le de shí hou tā yòu juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  就在你以为问题摆平了的时候，它又卷土重来。
  Just when you think you’ve got it licked, it comes back.
- juǎn tǔ chóng lái dōng shān zài qǐ
  卷土重来，东山再起
  stage a comeback
- nuó wēi zuì dà de hé chéng liú xíng yuè tuán zhī yī jí jiāng juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  挪威最大的合成流行乐团之一即将卷土重来。
  One of Norway's biggest synth-pop bands is making a comeback.
- zhū liú gǎn zài jīn nián dōng tiān huì juǎn tǔ chóng lái ma
  猪流感在今年冬天会卷土重来吗？
  Is swine flu going to make a comeback this winter?
synonym
sǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃 dōng shān zài qǐ东山再起 chóng zhěng qí gǔ重整旗鼓 chóng zhèn qí gǔ重振旗鼓 chóng qǐ lú zào重起炉灶 chóng zuò féng fù重作冯妇
antonym
yī jué bù zhèn一蹶不振

Word usage

Note
"卷土重来" is mostly used to describe powerful people, and it can also be used to describe the comeback of things such as pests or policy.

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