What does 翻箱倒柜 mean in Chinese?

翻箱倒柜 (fān xiāng dǎo guì) means "to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search (idiom)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 翻箱倒柜?

翻箱倒柜 is pronounced "fān xiāng dǎo guì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

翻箱倒柜 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

翻箱倒柜 is made up of the characters 翻, 箱, 倒, 柜. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 翻箱倒柜 using our stroke order tool.

翻箱倒柜

fān xiāng dǎo guì

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

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Traditional: 翻箱倒櫃

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翻箱倒柜 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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