推翻 tuīfān to overthrow
How to remember 推翻: 推 push + 翻 turn over = to overthrow.
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How it is used
- To overthrow or overturn - 推翻政权 (tuīfān zhèngquán) topple a regime; 推翻原来的结论 (tuīfān yuánlái de jiélùn) overturn the earlier conclusion.
- Covers both political overthrow and refuting/reversing a decision, plan, or verdict.