掀翻 (xiān fān) — to overturn, to knock over (a physical object)
Definition
An emphatic transitive verb meaning to violently flip or knock something over (often a table, chair, or boat). Unlike a plain 翻 it stresses force and upset, and takes a 把-object when the thing overturned is specific.
verb
to overturnto knock over (a physical object)
Examples
- 掀翻。Kuáng fēng bǎ xiǎo chuán xiān fān le.The strong wind capsized the small boat.
- 掀翻。Tā shēng qì dì xiān fān le zhuō zi.He angrily overturned the table.
- ，掀翻。Zài bǐ sài zhōng, tā bǎ duì shǒu xiān fān zài dì shàng.During the match, he flipped his opponent onto the ground.
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