fān fù
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  • 1

    v.overturn

    • chuán fān fù le

      翻覆

      The ship capsized.

    • kǎ chē fān fù le

      卡车翻覆

      The truck overturned.

  • 2

    n.great and thorough change

    • zhěng gè shè huì fān fù le

      整个社会翻覆

      The whole society has changed.

    • huán jìng wán quán fān fù le

      环境完全翻覆

      The environment has completely changed.

  • 3

    v.toss and turn

Word usage

  • Note
    "覆" cannot be written as "复".
  • "翻覆" can be reduplicated, for example: "翻翻覆覆".
    • 只是

      He has been confined to bed by sickness for over two months, but the disease is recurrent.