翻动 (fān dòng) — to turn over; to flip (something)

Definition

Means to turn over or flip a physical object — pages, food, stones — changing its position or orientation. Close to 翻, but emphasizes the resulting movement rather than searching or reading.

verb

to turn overto flip (something)

Examples

翻动。
Qǐng fān dòng yí xià shū yè.
Please turn over the pages.
翻动。
Tā zhèng zài fān dòng guō lǐ de jiān bing.
He is flipping the pancake in the pan.
翻动。
Tā yòng lì fān dòng nà kuài dà shí tou.
He used force to turn over that big stone.

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