Chinese word dictionary

兜翻

dōu fān · to expose; to turn over

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Simplified兜翻

Traditional兜翻

Pinyindōu fān

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Character breakdown

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兜dōu

pouch

翻fān

to upset, to capsize, to flip over

How to learn 兜翻

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翻译fānyì

to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

翻fān

to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross; variant of 翻[fan1]

兜dōu

old variant of 兜[dou1]; pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old)

兜售dōushòu

to hawk; to peddle

翻番fānfān

to double; to increase by a certain number of times

翻来覆去fānlái-fùqù

to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again