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

人民推翻了腐败的政权。

Rénmín tuīfān le fǔbài de zhèngquán.

The people overthrew the corrupt regime.

新证据推翻了之前的结论。

Xīn zhèngjù tuīfān le zhīqián de jiélùn.

New evidence overturned the previous conclusion.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

推 tuī

翻 fān