fān chē

翻 车

Level:

SW HSK 5

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1
v.(of a car) overturn; turnover; roll/turn over
- fā shēng yī qǐ fān chē shì gù
  发生一起翻车事故
  have an accident in which a car overturns
- zhè liàng jiào chē yǔ gōng gòng qì chē xiāng zhuàng fān chē
  这辆轿车与公共汽车相撞翻车。
  The car collided with a bus and turned over.
- gāo sù gōng lù yīn wèi kǎ chē fān chē ér fēng bì le
  高速公路因为卡车翻车而封闭了。
  The motorway was closed by an overturned lorry.
2
v.metarun into difficulties; be a fiasco/shambles; fail in doing something
- méi xiǎng dào bàn lù fān chē jìng bài zài ruò duì shǒu xià
  没想到半路翻车，竟败在弱队手下。
  I haven't thought that we would run into difficulties halfway and were defeated by a poor team.
3
fall out; break up
- jīn tiān wǒ gēn tā fān chē le
  今天我跟他翻车了。
  Today, I broke up with him.

Separable word
"翻" and "车" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他在哪里翻的车？
  Where did he turn over the car?
- 我去年翻过车。
  I had my car turned over last year.
- 她环游世界的计划翻了车。
  Her plan to travel around the world failed.

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