颠 diān
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
颠覆
diānfù
to overturn; to subvert; to upend
Characters in this word
覆 fù
- Strokes
- 18
- Radical
- 覀 — west, western, westward
- Made of
- 覀 west, western, westward 復 again, repeatedly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这项技术可能颠覆传统制造业的成本结构。 Zhè xiàng jìshù kěnéng diānfù chuántǒng zhìzàoyè de chéngběn jiégòu. This technology may upend the cost structure of traditional manufacturing.
- 这部电影颠覆了我对爱情故事的看法。 Zhè bù diànyǐng diānfù le wǒ duì àiqíng gùshi de kànfǎ. This film completely overturned my view of love stories.
- 智能手机颠覆了人们买东西的方式。 Zhìnéng shǒujī diānfù le rénmen mǎi dōngxi de fāngshì. Smartphones have transformed the way people shop.
Related words
- 颠簸 diānbǒ to jolt; to bump along
- 颠倒 diāndǎo to reverse; to invert; to confuse
- 颠倒黑白 diāndǎohēibái to invert right and wrong; to distort the truth
- 覆盖 fùgài to cover
- 翻来覆去 fānláifùqù over and over; to toss and turn
- 翻天覆地 fāntiānfùdì earth-shaking; tremendous
- 超前 chāoqián ahead of time; advanced
- 固化 gùhuà to solidify; to become fixed or entrenched
- 复合 fùhé to combine; to compound; to reconcile
- 分化 fēnhuà to differentiate; to split
- 贯彻 guànchè to carry out; to implement
- 革新 géxīn to innovate; innovation; reform