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coup

/kuː/· noun

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Chinese meaning

政zhèng变biàn

突tū然rán而ér致zhì命mìng的de一yī击jī（引yǐn申shēn指zhǐ政zhèng变biàn）

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图tú谋móu非fēi法fǎ夺duó取qǔ安ān哥gē拉lā国guó家jiā政zhèng权quán

Example

after being accused of planning a coup and helping to organise deadly demonstrations in the southern African country last year.

此cǐ前qián,两liǎng人rén被bèi控kòng图tú谋móu发fā动dòng政zhèng变biàn,并bìng协xié助zhù组zǔ织zhī去qù年nián在zài这zhè个ge南nán部bù非fēi洲zhōu国guó家jiā发fā生shēng的de致zhì命mìng示shì威wēi活huó动dòng。

Source: The Guardian · 23 Jul 2026

Background ✎

两liǎng名míng俄é罗luó斯sī男nán子zi因yīn涉shè嫌xián在zài安ān哥gē拉lā策cè划huà政zhèng变biàn、组zǔ织zhī去qù年nián致zhì命mìng的de燃rán油yóu价jià格gé抗kàng议yì示shì威wēi,被bèi安ān哥gē拉lā法fǎ院yuàn以yǐ恐kǒng怖bù主zhǔ义yì和hé间jiàn谍dié罪zuì判pàn处chǔ监jiān禁jìn。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 coup（打击、一击）,源自拉丁 colaphus

  • 单纯词,源自法语 coup（打击）,不可拆

Collocations

  • stage a coup / plan a coup / coup d'état

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