to overthrow; to overturn; to topple
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to overthrow; to topple; to bring down
formalOften used in political or historical contexts for regimes, rulers, or systems.
Rén人
mín民
tuán团
jié结
qǐ起
lái来
tuī推
fān翻
le了
fǔ腐
xiǔ朽
de的
fēng封
jiàn建
wáng王
cháo朝
。
The people united to overthrow the corrupt feudal dynasty.
Gé革
mìng命
de的
mù目
biāo标
shì是
tuī推
fān翻
bào暴
zhèng政
，
jiàn建
lì立
xīn新
shè社
huì会
。
The goal of the revolution is to topple the tyranny and build a new society.
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Nà那
cì次
qǐ起
yì义
chéng成
gōng功
de地
tuī推
fān翻
le了
zhí殖
mín民
tǒng统
zhì治
。
That uprising successfully overthrew the colonial rule.
verb
to overturn; to refute; to disprove
Used for ideas, theories, verdicts, plans, etc.; often implies a conclusive rejection.
Xīn新
de的
zhèng证
jù据
wán完
quán全
tuī推
fān翻
le了
zhī之
qián前
de的
jié结
lùn论
。
The new evidence completely overturns the previous conclusion.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
men们
yòng用
shí实
yàn验
shù数
jù据
tuī推
fān翻
le了
nà那
ge个
jiǎ假
shuō说
。
The scientists refuted that hypothesis with experimental data.
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Huì会
yì议
jué决
dìng定
tuī推
fān翻
yuán原
lái来
de的
fāng方
àn案
，
chóng重
xīn新
zhì制
dìng定
。
The meeting decided to scrap the original plan and make a new one.