覆 (fù) — to cover; to overturn; to overthrow

Definition

Classical/literary verb meaning 'to cover, overturn, or overthrow.' It appears in fixed phrases like 覆盖 (cover), 颠覆 (overthrow), 倾覆 (capsize), and is rarely used alone in modern spoken Chinese.

verb

to coverto overturnto overthrow

Examples

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Dà xuě fù gài le zhěng zuò chéng shì.
Heavy snow covered the entire city.
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Chuán qīng fù le, suǒ yǒu rén dōu luò shuǐ le.
The boat capsized, and everyone fell into the water.
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Tā men diān fù le jiù zhì dù, jiàn lì le xīn guó jiā.
They overthrew the old system and established a new country.

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