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1 lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
2 learn from past mistake
3 once bitten twice shy

天翻地覆

tiān fān dì fù

1 sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
2 everything turned on its head

翻天覆地

fān tiān fù dì

1 sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
2 everything turned on its head

翻手为云覆手变雨

fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ

1 lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
2 very powerful and capable (idiom)

Sample Sentences

目前，上门预约回收覆盖上海金山、奉贤、浦东、崇明四个行政区，静安区五个街道，回收种类从大旧家电开始，将逐步覆盖到家具、废纸、废塑料、废玻璃、过期药品、化妆品等品类。

mùqián ，shàngmén yùyuē huíshōu fùgài Shànghǎi Jīnshān 、Fèngxián 、Pǔdōng 、Chóngmíng sì ge xíngzhèngqū ，Jìngānqū wǔ ge jiēdào ，huíshōu zhǒnglèi cóng dà jiù jiādiàn kāishǐ ，jiāng zhúbù fùgài dào jiājù 、fèizhǐ 、fèi sùliào 、fèi bōli 、guòqī yàopǐn 、huàzhuāngpǐn děng pǐnlèi 。

At present, the door-to-door reservations cover the four administrative districts of Shanghai Jinshan, Fengxian, Pudong and Chongming, and 5 streets in Jing'an District. The recycling types will start with large old appliances, and will gradually expand to furniture, waste paper, waste plastics, waste glass, expired drugs, cosmetics and other categories.

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粤港澳大湾区面积达五点六万平方公里，覆盖人口达六千七百九十五万。香港、澳门和珠三角九市二零一七年经济总量达到十万亿人民币，是中国综合实力最强开放程度最高、经济最具活力的地区之一。

Yuègǎngàodàwānqū miànjī dá wǔ diǎn liù wàn píngfānggōnglǐ ，fùgài rénkǒu dá liù qiān qī bǎi jiǔ shí wǔ wàn 。Xiānggǎng 、àomén hé zhūsānjiǎo jiǔ shì èrlíngyīqī nián jīngjì zǒngliàng dádào shíwàn yì rénmínbì ，shì zhōngguó zōnghé shílì zuìqiáng kāifàng chéngdù zuìgāo 、jīngjì zuì jù huólì de dìqū zhīyī 。

The GBA covers an area of 560,000 square kilometers and a total population of nearly 68 million. In 2017 their combined economic output was 10 trillion yuan. It is one of the regions with the strongest comprehensive strength, the highest degree of openness and the most dynamic economy in China.

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可是，据说不久的将来，朋友圈可能会消失，不是因为又有了更高级的社交神器，而是朋友圈有可能会逐渐地会被各种微商所覆盖，

kěshì ，jùshuō bùjiǔ de jiānglái ，Péngyouquān kěnéng huì xiāoshī ，búshi yīnwèi yòu yǒu le gèng gāojí de shèjiāo shén qì ，érshì Péngyouquān yǒu kěnéng huì zhújiàn de huì bèi gèzhǒng wēishāng suǒ fùgài ，

However, it is said that in the near future, the circle of friends may disappear, not because there are more advanced social networks, but that the circle of friends may gradually be obscured by various types of commercial promotions.

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的确存在这样的缺陷。由于对目标客户的定位比较精准，所以往往可能忽略潜在客户。不如前面两种营销方法的覆盖面广。

díquè cúnzài zhèyàng de quēxiàn 。yóuyú duì mùbiāokèhù de dìngwèi bǐjiào jīngzhǔn ，suǒyǐ wǎngwǎng kěnéng hūlüè qiánzài kèhù 。bùrú qiánmiàn liǎng zhǒng yíngxiāo fāngfǎ de fùgàimiàn guǎng 。

It certainly has this shortcoming. Because it targets customers more accurately, it frequently overlooks potential customers. It can't compare to the coverage of the previous two marketing methods.

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我想问一下，你们现在3G网络覆盖面怎么样？因为我经常飞来飞去，我怕用不了。

wǒ xiǎng wèn yīxià ，nǐmen xiànzài sān G wǎngluò fùgàimiàn zěnmeyàng ？yīnwèi wǒ jīngcháng fēiláifēiqù ，wǒ pà yòngbuliǎo 。

I wanted to ask, how is your guys' 3G network coverage? I often fly to and from places so I'm worried I won't be able to use my phone.

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我们联通3G网络覆盖面是最广的，信号也是最好的。而且我们采用的技术标准与国际接轨，所以在大多数国家都能畅通无阻，使用非常方便。

wǒmen Liántōng sān G wǎngluò fùgàimiàn shì zuì guǎng de ，xìnhào yě shì zuì hǎo de 。érqiě wǒmen cǎiyòng de jìshù biāozhǔn yǔ guójì jiēguǐ ，suǒyǐ zài dàduōshù guójiā dōu néng chàngtōngwúzǔ ，shǐyòng fēicháng fāngbiàn 。

Our Unicom 3G has the broadest coverage as well as the clearest signal. Furthermore, the technical standards we employ follow international convention so your connectivity in most other countries will be unaffected. It's very convenient.

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