qīng fù
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  • 1

    v.topple; capsize; (of an object) collapse; fall; come down plump; keel over

    • fān chuán zài fēng bào zhōng qīng fù

      帆船风暴倾覆

      The sailboat keeled over in the storm.

    • wǒ men fā xiàn nà jiù shēng tǐng qīng fù le piāo fú zài shuǐ miàn shang

      我们发现救生艇倾覆漂浮水面

      We found the lifeboat floating upside down.

    • tā men kàn dào dú mù zhōu qīng fù le bǎ shàng miàn de chéng kè xiān rù shuǐ zhōng

      他们看到独木舟倾覆上面乘客

      They saw the canoe overturn, throwing its passengers into the water.

  • 2

    v.overthrow; overturn; topple

    • qīng fù guó jiā

      倾覆国家

      overthrow or topple a state

    • qīng fù zhèng fǔ

      倾覆政府

      overthrow a government