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Expressing 'to overthrow' with 推翻 (tuīfān)
Actions & Events
Structure
Subject + 推翻 + 了 + Object
Explanation
The verb 推翻 (tuīfān) means 'to overthrow,' 'to overturn,' or 'to reverse,' used when a decision, regime, or conclusion is completely undone. It implies forceful or decisive reversal. For example, 推翻了 means 'overturned' or 'reversed.'
Examples
法院推翻了之前的判决。
Fǎyuàn tuīfān le zhīqián de pànjué.
The court overturned the previous verdict.
新的证据推翻了他的说法。
Xīn de zhèngjù tuīfān le tā de shuōfǎ.
New evidence overturned his claims.
人民推翻了腐败的政权。
Rénmín tuīfān le fǔbài de zhèngquán.
The people overthrew the corrupt regime.