推翻

tuīfān

verb HSK 7-9 #7,284

Meanings

1 to overthrow
2 to overturn
3 to reverse (a verdict)

Characters

to turn over; to flip

Examples

HSK 5

新证据推翻了之前的结论。

Xīn zhèngjù tuīfān le zhīqián de jiélùn.

New evidence overturned the previous conclusion.

HSK 7-9

人民推翻了腐败的政权。

Rénmín tuīfān le fǔbài de zhèngquán.

The people overthrew the corrupt regime.

Tips

memory

推 (push) + 翻 (turn over) = to push something over, i.e., to overthrow or overturn.

Stroke Order

推 tuī

翻 fān