翻车

• 拼音: fān chē
• 汉字拆解: 翻 (overturn) + 车 (vehicle) -> a plan or image overturns in public.

含义

To fail publicly or have something go wrong after it seemed fine. It often describes a person, product, plan, or performance collapsing in view of others.

翻车 is casual and commonly used online when someone is exposed, embarrassed, or caught in a mistake. It can be humorous, critical, or serious depending on the scale of the failure.

例句

1. 这次直播突然翻车，评论区全在笑。
2. 他刚夸完自己，下一秒就翻车了。
3. 这个新品宣传很猛，结果上线翻车。

用法指南

语境: friends, social media, entertainment

语气: mocking, critical, amused

正确说法

• 这次活动安排太乱，差点翻车。（The event was so disorganized it almost failed publicly.）
• 别把话说太满，小心翻车。（Do not overpromise; you may embarrass yourself.）

错误说法

• 在严肃事故通报里用翻车开玩笑。（Do not joke with it in serious accident reports.）

常见错误

• Using it only for literal car accidents; slang use usually means public failure.

起源与历史

Originally means a vehicle overturning; online usage extends the image to public failure or loss of control.

文化背景

时代: 2010s onward

世代: Millennials and Gen Z, now mainstream online

社会背景: Urban internet users and entertainment audiences

地区说明: Widely used across Mainland Chinese social media.