pull oneself together; extricate oneself
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to extricate oneself from a predicament and regain one's spirits; to pull oneself together
literaryLiterary usage common in written Chinese, often describing recovery from adversity or depression.
Zhǐ只
yǒu有
jí及
zǎo早
zhèn振
bá拔
，
cái才
néng能
zǒu走
chū出
kùn困
jìng境
。
Only by pulling oneself together as soon as possible can one get out of difficulties.
Zāo遭
yù遇
cuò挫
zhé折
hòu后
，
tā他
bù不
zì自
zhèn振
bá拔
，
fǎn反
ér而
rì日
yì益
xiāo消
chén沉
。
After encountering setbacks, he didn't pull himself together, but instead became increasingly depressed.
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Zài在
shī师
zhǎng长
de的
gǔ鼓
lì励
xià下
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
zhèn振
bá拔
qǐ起
lái来
。
With the encouragement of his teachers, he finally pulled himself together.