Definition
倾覆 is a formal verb meaning 'to overturn, capsize, or topple'. It is often used for ships or large vehicles capsizing, and metaphorically for the overthrow of a government, regime, or the collapse of a plan. It carries a literary or news-report register.
v.
to overturnto capsizeto topple (literal or figurative)
Examples
- 倾覆。Nà sōu chuán zài bàofēngyǔ zhōng qīng fù le.That ship capsized in the storm.
- 倾覆。Zhège zhèngquán zuìzhōng bèi qīng fù le.This regime was eventually overthrown.
- 倾覆。Tā de jìhuà yīn zījīn bùzú ér qīng fù.His plan overturned due to insufficient funds.
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