翻倒

fāndǎo

verb

Meanings

1 to overturn
2 to capsize
3 to topple over
4 to overthrow

Characters

to turn over, flip

to fall, topple

Examples

HSK 7-9

卡车在弯道上翻倒了。

Kǎchē zài wāndào shàng fāndǎo le.

The truck overturned on the curve.

HSK 7-9

小孩不小心把水杯翻倒了。

Xiǎohái bù xiǎoxīn bǎ shuǐbēi fāndǎo le.

The child accidentally knocked over the water cup.

Tips

usage

翻 alone is 'to flip', 倒 alone is 'to fall'. 翻倒 combines them as a resultative compound - flipping that ends in falling. Often used with 把 constructions: 把…翻倒了.

Stroke Order

翻 fān

倒 dǎo