倾 qīng — to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out
那座旧塔已经有些倾斜了。Nà zuò jiù tǎ yǐ jīng yǒu xiē qīng xié le.That old tower is already slightly tilted.
Common words: 倾向 (qīng xiàng)、倾听 (qīng tīng)、倾斜 (qīng xié)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to overturn"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to overturn", including 倾 (qīng), 覆 (fù). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to overturn" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 倾 (qīng), 覆 (fù) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span qīng, fù — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 倾 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 倾 qīngto overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour outUseful words: 倾向, 倾听
- 覆 fùto cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsizeUseful words: 覆盖, 颠覆
Common words for these 2 "to overturn" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 倾 (qīng) — so "to overturn" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
倾向qīng xiàngtrend; tendency; orientation倾听qīng tīngto listen attentively倾斜qīng xiéto incline; to lean; to slant; to slope覆盖fù gàito cover颠覆diān fùto topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion); to undermine翻天覆地fān tiān fù dìsky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to overturn".
覆 fù — to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize
山顶上覆盖着厚厚的积雪。Shān dǐng shàng fù gài zhe hòu hòu de jī xuě.The mountaintop is covered with thick snow.
Common words: 覆盖 (fù gài)、颠覆 (diān fù)、翻天覆地 (fān tiān fù dì)
All 2 characters
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