ransack; turn everything upside down
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to ransack; to turn everything upside down in a thorough search
neutralLiterally 'overturn the chests and empty the cabinets'. Used to describe searching every nook and cranny, often messily and frantically. The variant 翻箱倒箧 (fān xiāng dǎo qiè) is also used.
Wèi为
le了
zhǎo找
nà那
fēng封
xìn信
，
tā他
fān翻
xiāng箱
dǎo倒
guì柜
de地
zhǎo找
le了
yī一
gè个
xià下
wǔ午
。
He spent the whole afternoon turning everything upside down looking for that letter.
Xiǎo小
tōu偷
bǎ把
jiā家
lǐ里
fān翻
xiāng箱
dǎo倒
guì柜
，
zhí值
qián钱
de的
dōng东
xī西
dōu都
bèi被
ná拿
zǒu走
le了
。
The thief ransacked the house, and all the valuables were taken.
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Nǐ你
bié别
fān翻
xiāng箱
dǎo倒
guì柜
de的
，
wǒ我
bāng帮
nǐ你
yī一
qǐ起
zhǎo找
yào钥
shi匙
。
Stop ransacking the place; I'll help you look for the keys.