"pick up the pieces" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 重拾信心
• 收拾残局

Definition

在经历挫折或坏事后，努力恢复、修复或重建生活或局面。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个比喻性的表达，适合正式或中性语境，指生活、事业等的修复和振作，不是指真的捡起碎片。常用于经历重大损失、失败后。

Examples

After the accident, it took time to pick up the pieces of his life.

事故之后，他花了一段时间才**重拾信心**。

She is trying to pick up the pieces after losing her job.

她正试图在失业后**收拾残局**。

The community worked together to pick up the pieces after the storm.

风暴过后，社区共同努力**收拾残局**。

It's been tough, but I'm slowly learning to pick up the pieces.

一直很难，但我正在慢慢**重拾信心**。

After their breakup, he didn't know how to pick up the pieces at first.

分手后，他一开始不知道如何**收拾残局**。

We all have to pick up the pieces and move on sooner or later.

迟早我们都得**收拾残局**，继续前进。