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

卡车在弯道上翻倒了。

Kǎchē zài wāndào shàng fāndǎo le.

The truck overturned on the curve.

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 dào