推翻
Old HSK 6
推翻 (tuīfān) · to overthrow
推翻 (tuīfān) means “to overthrow; to overturn”. It is written with 2 characters: 推 (to push) + 翻 (to turn over). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 推翻 is built
The characters
推 tuī · to push
What 推 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 隹 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
翻 fān · to turn over
What 翻 is made of
- 番fān — to take turns
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 木mù — tree
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 米mǐ — rice
- 羽yǔ — feather
- 习xí — to study
- 冫bīng — ice
- 习xí — to study
- 冫bīng — ice
- 习xí — to study
Origin hint: 羽 gives the meaning, 番 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
新的发现推翻了以前的理论。Xīn de fāxiàn tuīfān le yǐqián de lǐlùn.The new discovery overturned the earlier theory.
历史课上讲了人民推翻旧王朝的故事。Lìshǐ kè shàng jiǎng le rénmín tuīfān jiù wángcháo de gùshì.History class covered how the people overthrew the old dynasty.
Questions about 推翻
What does 推翻 mean?
推翻 (tuīfān) means “to overthrow; to overturn”.
How do you pronounce 推翻?
推翻 is pronounced tuīfān.
Which HSK level is 推翻?
推翻 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 推动tuīdòngto push forward
- 推广tuīguǎngto promote
- 推进tuījìnto push forward
- 推开tuīkāito push open
- 推迟tuīchíto postpone
- 推销tuīxiāoto sell
- 推辞tuīcíto decline (an offer or invitation)
- 推荐tuījiànto recommend
- 推测tuīcèto guess
- 推理tuīlǐreasoning
Learn 推翻 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 183: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.