"back to square one" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 回到原点
• 重新开始

Definition

如果你回到back to square one，就是因为之前的努力失败或没用，不得不从头开始。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式的习惯用语，常用于遭遇重大失败后。只有在完全失去进展必须从头再来的情况才用，不适合轻微失误时用。日常口语和写作中很常见。

Examples

After losing all my work, I had to go back to square one.

失去所有工作后，我不得不 **回到原点**。

The project failed, so we're back to square one.

项目失败了，所以我们**回到原点**。

If your plan doesn’t work, just go back to square one and try again.

如果你的计划失败了，就**回到原点**再试一次。

We accidentally deleted the file, so now it's back to square one for us.

我们不小心把文件删了，只能**重新开始**了。

Every time we fix one bug, two more show up—it feels like we're always back to square one!

每次修好一个问题，又冒出两个，感觉总是**回到原点**！

I thought I was making progress, but this setback put me back to square one.

我以为有进步，但这个挫折让我**回到原点**。