Chinese Word: 翻箱倒柜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search (idiom)

1		tā 他 fān xiāng dǎo guì 翻箱倒柜， zhǎo chū 找出 yī gè 一个 shǒu diàn tǒng 手电筒。 He rummages through a cupboard and retrieves a flashlight.
2		tā 她 fān xiāng dǎo guì 翻箱倒柜 de 的 zài 在 dǐ bù 底部 xún zhǎo 寻找 dào 到 tā 她 de 的 qián bāo 钱包。 She rummaged change from the bottom of her purse .
3		zěn me 怎么 zhǎo 找， bèi 被 rén 人 fān xiāng dǎo guì 翻箱倒柜 sōu suǒ 搜索 dào 到 sì 四 xíng 行 shī 诗。 But how? Someone could have rummaged in my things and found the quatrain.
4		wǒ 我 zài 在 tú shū guǎn 图书馆 nà xiē 那些 dàng àn 档案 zhōng 中 fān xiāng dǎo guì 翻箱倒柜 le 了 yī fān 一番。 I had a good rummage in the library through the files.
5		wǒ 我 fān xiāng dǎo guì 翻箱倒柜 de 地 zhǎo 找 le 了 sān 三 gè 个 chōu ti 抽屉 cái 才 zhǎo dào 找到 shǒu tào 手套。 I rummaged three drawers before I found my gloves.

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1		tā 他 fān xiāng dǎo guì 翻箱倒柜， zhǎo chū 找出 yī gè 一个 shǒu diàn tǒng 手电筒。 He rummages through a cupboard and retrieves a flashlight.
2		tā 她 fān xiāng dǎo guì 翻箱倒柜 de 的 zài 在 dǐ bù 底部 xún zhǎo 寻找 dào 到 tā 她 de 的 qián bāo 钱包。 She rummaged change from the bottom of her purse .
3		zěn me 怎么 zhǎo 找， bèi 被 rén 人 fān xiāng dǎo guì 翻箱倒柜 sōu suǒ 搜索 dào 到 sì 四 xíng 行 shī 诗。 But how? Someone could have rummaged in my things and found the quatrain.
4		wǒ 我 zài 在 tú shū guǎn 图书馆 nà xiē 那些 dàng àn 档案 zhōng 中 fān xiāng dǎo guì 翻箱倒柜 le 了 yī fān 一番。 I had a good rummage in the library through the files.
5		wǒ 我 fān xiāng dǎo guì 翻箱倒柜 de 地 zhǎo 找 le 了 sān 三 gè 个 chōu ti 抽屉 cái 才 zhǎo dào 找到 shǒu tào 手套。 I rummaged three drawers before I found my gloves.