Word: 翻 (fān)

乌龟爬门槛，就看这一翻

wūguī pá ménkǎn, jiù kàn zhè yì fān

a tortoise climbing a threshold: it all depends on this one flip

他的笑话把我乐翻了。

Tā de xiàohua bǎ wǒ lè fānle.

His jokes really slay me.

大海里翻了豆腐船,汤里来,水里去

dà hǎilǐ fānle dòufu chuán,tānglilái,shuǐliqù

a tofu boat capsizes in the sea: came from the soup, goes back into the water

她慌乱地翻着包找钥匙。

Tā huāngluàn de fānzhe bāo zhǎo yàoshi.

She hurriedly rummaged through her bag for her keys.

她翻了一页书。

Tā fānle yí yè shū.

She turned a page of her book.

她跳槽后，年薪翻了一倍。

Tā tiàocáo hòu, niánxīn fānle yíbèi.

After she changed jobs, her annual salary doubled.

她随手拿起一本书翻了翻。

Tā suíshǒu ná qǐ yìběn shū fānle fān.

She picked up a book and flipped through it.

属犁铧的，老往一面翻土

shǔ líhuá de, lǎo wǎng yímiàn fān tǔ

born a ploughshare: always turns the soil to one side

我们的销量今年翻了一番。

Wǒmen de xiāoliàng jīnnián fānle yìfān.

Our sales doubled this year.

我把咖啡倒翻在地毯上了。

Wǒ bǎ kāfēi dǎo fān zài dìtǎn shàng le.

I spilled my coffee on the carpet.

我把课本翻到最后一页。

Wǒ bǎ kèběn fān dào zuìhòu yí yè.

I flicked through the textbook to the final page.

把这句句子翻成英语。

Bǎ zhè jù jùzi fān chéng Yīngyǔ.

Put this sentence into English.

热油锅煎豆腐，不翻不行

rè yóuguō jiān dòufu, bù fān bùxíng

frying tofu in a hot oil pan: it has to be turned

琴架上放着一本翻旧了的乐谱。

Qín jià shàng fàngzhe yìběn fān jiùle de yuèpǔ.

A well-worn book of sheet music sat on the music stand.

船小容易翻

chuán xiǎo róngyì fān

a small boat capsizes easily

请翻到书的目录看一下。

Qǐng fān dào shū de mùlù kàn yíxià.

Please turn to the book's table of contents and take a look.

车快了要翻，马快了要颠

chē kuàile yào fān, mǎ kuàile yào diān

a cart going fast overturns; a horse going fast stumbles

这个词翻不好。

Zhège cí fān bù hǎo.

This word does not translate well.

那艘船失去平衡，翻了过来。

Nà sōu chuán shīqù pínghéng, fānle guòlái.

Due to a lack of balance the ship turned over.

铁锅翻了底，上面是黑，底下也是黑

tiěguō fānle dǐ, shàngmiàn shì hēi, dǐxia yě shì hēi

An iron pot turned over: black on top, black underneath too

隔年的皇历，翻不得

gé nián de huángli, fān bùdé

last year's almanac: can't be consulted