Chinese Word: 覆 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

覆HSK 6

Pinyin: fù

English Definition: to cover; to overflow; to overturn; to capsize

Chinese Definition:
①遮盖，蒙：覆盖。覆溺。覆蔽。覆被(遮盖，喻恩荫)。覆庇。
②翻，倾倒，败，灭：覆舟。颠覆。覆灭。覆辙(翻过车的道路，喻曾经失败的做法)。覆没。覆水难收。覆巢无完卵(喻灭门之祸，无一得免，亦喻整体覆灭，个人不能幸存)。前车之覆，后车之鉴。
③同“复”。

Total strokes: 18; Radical: 襾

Pictophonetic:復 indicates the sound; 覀 (cover) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 覀 [ xī ] west, western, westward
- 復 [ fù ] again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return

Similar Characters: 履

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覆盖HSK 6	fù gài	to cover
覆盖面	fù gài miàn	coverage
颠覆	diān fù	to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion); to undermine; to subvert
翻天覆地	fān tiān fù dì	sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head
翻来覆去	fān lái fù qù	to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again

1		hǎi dǐ 海底 fù gài 覆盖 zhe 着 chén jī wù 沉积物。 The ocean floor is covered with sediments.
2		dì tiě 地铁 xiàn lù 线路 fù gài 覆盖 le 了 zhěng gè 整个 chéng shì 城市。 The subway network covers the entire city.
3		zhè ge 这个 jiǎo luò 角落 bèi 被 cháng cháng de 长长的 yīn yǐng 阴影 fù gài 覆盖。 This corner is covered by a long shadow.
4		wú xiàn 无线 tōng xìn 通信 wǎng luò 网络 yǐ jīng 已经 fù gài 覆盖 quán guó 全国。 The wireless communication network has covered the whole country.
5		zhè chǎng 这场 xuě 雪 bǎ 把 zhěng gè 整个 chéng shì 城市 dōu 都 fù gài 覆盖 le 了。 The snow covered the entire city.

1		hǎi dǐ 海底 fù gài 覆盖 zhe 着 chén jī wù 沉积物。 The ocean floor is covered with sediments.
2		dì tiě 地铁 xiàn lù 线路 fù gài 覆盖 le 了 zhěng gè 整个 chéng shì 城市。 The subway network covers the entire city.
3		zhè ge 这个 jiǎo luò 角落 bèi 被 cháng cháng de 长长的 yīn yǐng 阴影 fù gài 覆盖。 This corner is covered by a long shadow.
4		wú xiàn 无线 tōng xìn 通信 wǎng luò 网络 yǐ jīng 已经 fù gài 覆盖 quán guó 全国。 The wireless communication network has covered the whole country.
5		zhè chǎng 这场 xuě 雪 bǎ 把 zhěng gè 整个 chéng shì 城市 dōu 都 fù gài 覆盖 le 了。 The snow covered the entire city.