<p>Filpping through text messages.</p>

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2015-04-11T04:12:55.003Z
cf。iciba： 2. He flipped through the post without opening any of it. 他飞快地翻了一下邮件，但一封也没有打开。
 7. He thumbed through a couple of pages, feigning just a slight interest.他随手翻了几页，假装兴趣不大。

also according to e。g。外国人实用汉语语法，the verbs 上，下进，出，回，过 and 起 as complement indicate the actual direction of a motion in relation to a place。
3. The tractor churn ed up the soil.拖拉机翻起土坡.
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2015-04-11T03:48:29.783Z
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sarahthebutterfly
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  <p>xxx翻起了短信</p>
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<p>I know that 翻 can mean flp, cross, etc. So does the phrase mean "flipping through messages" or "crossing through messages", aka "deleting messages"? Could it also mean "replying to messages"?</p>

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What does "翻起了短信" mean?
# What does "翻起了短信" mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-11)

> xxx翻起了短信

I know that 翻 can mean flp, cross, etc. So does the phrase mean "flipping through messages" or "crossing through messages", aka "deleting messages"? Could it also mean "replying to messages"?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-11. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Filpping through text messages.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: cf。iciba： 2. He flipped through the post without opening any of it. 他飞快地翻了一下邮件，但一封也没有打开。  7. He thumbed through a couple of pages, feigning just a slight interest.他随手翻了几页，假装兴趣不大。  also according to e。g。外国人实用汉语语法，the verbs 上，下进，出，回，过 and 起 as complement indicate the actual direction of a motion in relation to a place。 3. The tractor churn ed up the soil.拖拉机翻起土坡.  

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