他觉得自己占了上风，但我反过来扭转了局面。

He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
2 觉得 juéde
  1. to think that ...; to feel that ...
  2. to feel (uncomfortable etc)
3 自己 zìjǐ
  1. oneself
  2. one's own
=4 占 zhàn variant of 占 zhàn
=4 占 zhān
  1. to observe
  2. to divine
=4 占 zhàn
  1. to take possession of
  2. to occupy
  3. to take up
=5 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=5 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=5 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=5 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
6 上风 shàngfēng
  1. on the up
  2. currently winning
  3. rising (in popularity etc)
7 但 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
8 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=9 反过来 fǎnguolái
  1. conversely
  2. in reverse order
  3. in an opposite direction
=9 反过来 fǎnguòlái in reverse order; on the other hand; the other way around
10 扭转 niǔzhuǎn
  1. to reverse
  2. to turn around (an undesirable situation)
  3. (mechanics) torsion
11 了局 liǎojú
  1. end
  2. conclusion
  3. solution
=12 面 miàn
  1. face
  2. side
  3. surface
  4. aspect
  5. top
  6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
=12 面 miàn variant of 面 miàn
=12 面 miàn
  1. flour
  2. noodles
  3. (of food) soft (not crunchy)
  4. (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  5. spineless