Chinese word

推翻

Pronunciation

Pinyintuī fān

Meaning

  • verboverturn

Example

法庭最终推翻了原判。fǎ tíng zuì zhōng tuī fān le yuán pàn

The court ultimately overturned the original ruling.

Illustration for 推翻 (overturn)

More examples

新的发现推翻了长期以来的理论。xīn de fā xiàn tuī fān le cháng qī yǐ lái de lǐ lùn

The new discovery overturned a long-standing theory.

Core concept

A forceful turn that makes an earlier decision, rule, or regime no longer stand.

Common phrases

  • 推翻政权tuī fān zhèng quán

    overthrow a regime

  • 推翻判决tuī fān pàn jué

    overturn a verdict

  • 推翻假设tuī fān jiǎ shè

    overturn a hypothesis

Similar words

颠覆diān fù: Radically topple a political regime or system and destroy its established structure.
废除fèi chú: Officially abolish a law or regulation and remove its legal force.
否决fǒu jué: Reject a proposal or resolution through a meeting or vote, preventing adoption.
取消qǔ xiāo: Cancel a decision, plan, or qualification, making it no longer valid.

Definition in Chinese

通过行动或决定使先前的结论、规定或政权失效或倒台，强调根本性的改变。tōng guò xíng dòng huò jué dìng shǐ xiān qián de jié lùn guī dìng huò zhèng quán shī xiào huò dǎo tái qiáng diào gēn běn xìng de gǎi biàn

Word origin

推翻 (tuīfān, "overturn") combines 推 (tuī, "push") with 翻 (fān, "turn over"), creating the image of pushing something onto its other side and extending it to a basic reversal of a ruling or regime.

Usage tips

  • Its tone fits legal and political reporting especially well, while casual talk about correcting a detail usually calls for a less dramatic expression.

Other meanings

  • overthrowverb

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