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tuī fān · tui fan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to overthrow

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2 examples
01

律(lǜ)师(shī)用(yòng)新(xīn)证(zhèng)据(jù)推(tuī)翻(fān)了(le)原(yuán)来(lái)的(de)判(pàn)决(jué)。

The lawyer used new evidence to overturn the original verdict.

02

经(jīng)过(guò)多(duō)年(nián)研(yán)究(jiū),科(kē)学(xué)家(jiā)推(tuī)翻(fān)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)旧(jiù)理(lǐ)论(lùn)。

After years of research, scientists overturned that old theory.

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