Definition
打翻 is a resultative verb compound where 翻 ('to turn over') is the result of 打 ('to hit/strike'). It means to knock something over or strike someone down. As a separable verb (离合词), 打 and 翻 can be separated by 得 or 不 to express possibility (e.g., 打得翻 'can overturn', 打不翻 'can't overturn'), or by aspect markers like 了 (打翻了 'knocked over').
r.v.
(resultative verb) to knock overto overturn(resultative verb) to strike down (with a blow)
Examples
- 打翻。Tā bù xiǎoxīn bǎ bēizi dǎ fān le.He accidentally knocked over the cup.
- ，。Zhè dǔ qiáng hěn jiēshi, nǐ dǎ bù fān de.This wall is very solid; you can't knock it over.
- 打翻。Dà fēng bǎ lùbiān de guǎnggào pái dǎ fān le.The strong wind knocked over the roadside billboard.
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