侧翻

側翻

cèfān

verb

Meanings

1 to roll over (vehicle)
2 to overturn onto its side
3 to capsize (boat)

Characters

flip / overturn

Examples

HSK 7-9

一辆货车在高速公路上侧翻，所幸无人受伤。

Yī liàng huòchē zài gāosù gōnglù shàng cèfān, suǒxìng wúrén shòushāng.

A truck rolled over on the expressway; fortunately no one was injured.

HSK 7-9

暴雨导致渔船侧翻。

Bàoyǔ dǎozhì yúchuán cèfān.

Heavy rain caused the fishing boat to capsize.

Tips

register

Standard accident-report vocabulary. Often appears in news headlines together with 翻车 (vehicle overturned) and 货车 / 客车 (truck / passenger bus).

Stroke Order

侧 cè

翻 fān