# 重整旗鼓

chóng zhěng qí gǔ

Regroup and prepare to try again

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Reorganize flags and drums

**Register:** Encouraging · general

[Effort & growth](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/topics/effort)

## When to use it

Encourage renewed action after a setback.

Implies preparation, not simply repeating the old attempt.

## Understanding the expression

Flags and drums help a force gather and act together. Reorganizing them suggests restoring order after disruption before moving again. Modern use concerns teams, careers, businesses, and personal plans recovering from a setback. It emphasizes readiness for another attempt, often with a changed approach. The failure need not be final. Reviewing what went wrong and rebuilding resources are part of the renewed effort rather than signs that resolve has weakened.

## Examples

球队准备重整旗鼓。

### Traditional Chinese

球隊準備重整旗鼓。

qiú duì zhǔn bèi chóng zhěng qí gǔ 。

The team is preparing to regroup.

她休息后重整旗鼓，再次申请。

### Traditional Chinese

她休息後重整旗鼓，再次申請。

tā xiū xi hòu chóng zhěng qí gǔ ， zài cì shēn qǐng 。

After resting, she prepared and applied again.

公司重整旗鼓，推出新产品。

### Traditional Chinese

公司重整旗鼓，推出新產品。

gōng sī chóng zhěng qí gǔ ， tuī chū xīn chǎn pǐn 。

The company regrouped and launched a new product.

先总结失误，再重整旗鼓。

### Traditional Chinese

先總結失誤，再重整旗鼓。

xiān zǒng jié shī wù ， zài chóng zhěng qí gǔ 。

Review the mistakes first, then prepare to try again.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 6, 2026.

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E9%87%8D%E6%95%B4%E6%97%97%E9%BC%93)

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=218&webMd=1&la=0)

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