# 颠覆 (diānfù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 颠覆 (diānfù) means “to overturn; to subvert; to topple”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to overturn; to subvert; to topple
- Pinyin: diānfù (dian1 fu4)
- Traditional: 顛覆
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这个发现颠覆了传统观点。
  Zhège fāxiàn diānfùle chuántǒng guāndiǎn.
  This discovery overturned traditional views.

## Characters

- 颠 (diān): top (of the head); apex
- 覆 (fù): to cover; to overflow

https://hanziro.com/word/dian-fu-overturn/

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