推翻

• Pinyin: tuī fān
• Desglose de hanzi: 推 = 扌 (hand) + 隹 (bird, phonetic); 翻 = 番 (turn) + 羽 (feathers)

Significado

Derrocar; revocar/anular; refutar.

Versatile verb covering both physical toppling and abstract invalidation. In political contexts means overthrow of a government or system. In academic/legal contexts means to refute or disprove. In everyday speech means to reverse a previous decision or plan.

Ejemplos

1. 新发现的证据彻底推翻了原来的判决。
2. 这场革命推翻了持续数百年的封建王朝。
3. 会议刚结束，方案又被上司推翻重来。

Guía de uso

Contexto: political, legal, professional, everyday

Tono: assertive

Correcto

• 这个论点已经被最新研究推翻了。(This argument has been overturned by the latest research.)
• 他的证词推翻了之前所有的假设。(His testimony overturned all previous assumptions.)

Incorrecto

• 用'推翻'描述轻微的意见改变 (推翻 implies complete invalidation; for minor adjustments use 修改 or 调整)

Origen e historia

Compound of 推 (push) + 翻 (flip over). Literally 'push and flip over,' conveying forceful reversal or toppling.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal