翻车 (fān chē) — to overturn (a vehicle); (figurative, internet slang) to fail; to have a major setback
Definition
Literally 'to overturn (a vehicle)', now widely used online as slang meaning 'to fail spectacularly or have a major setback' — much stronger than just 失败.
verb
to overturn (a vehicle)(figurative, internet slang) to failto have a major setback
Examples
- 翻车。Nà liàng kǎ chē zài lù shang fān chē le.That truck overturned on the road.
- 翻车。Tā de zhí bō yòu fān chē le.His livestream failed again (went wrong).
- 。Tā zuò zhè ge xiàng mù fān guò yí cì chē.He had a major setback on this project.
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