Chinese word dictionary

翻桌

fān zhuō · to flip a table over (in a fit of anger); (at a restaurant) to turn over a table (i.e. to complete a cycle from the seating of one group of diners until the arrival of another group at the same table)

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Simplified翻桌

Traditional翻桌

Pinyinfān zhuō

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Character breakdown

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翻fān

to upset, to capsize, to flip over

桌zhuō

table, stand, desk, counter

How to learn 翻桌

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Words with the same characters

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桌子zhuōzi

table; desk; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]

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]

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

翻身fānshēn

to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes