Chinese word dictionary

翻箱倒箧

fān xiāng dǎo qiè · to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search (idiom)

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Word information

Simplified翻箱倒箧

Traditional翻箱倒篋

Pinyinfān xiāng dǎo qiè

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

翻fān

to upset, to capsize, to flip over

箱xiāng

box, case; chest, trunk

倒dào

to collapse, to fall over; to lie down

箧qiè

trunk, chest, box; portfolio

How to learn 翻箱倒箧

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冰箱bīngxiāng

refrigerator; (old) icebox

箱子xiāngzi

suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]

邮箱yóuxiāng

mailbox; post office box; email; email inbox

倒dào

to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet

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]