反

Contrary in Chinese: 反 (fǎn)

fǎn

contrary

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1contrary
  2. 2in reverse
  3. 3inside out or upside down
  4. 4to reverse
  5. 5to return
  6. 6to oppose
  7. 7opposite
  8. 8against
  9. 9anti-
  10. 10to rebel
  11. 11to use analogy
  12. 12instead
  13. 13abbr. for 切 phonetic system

Stroke order

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反

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄢˇ

fǎn

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 你的衣服穿反了。

    nǐ de yī fu chuān fǎn le。

    You've put your clothes on inside out.

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Related words

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

反映

fǎn yìng

to mirror

相反

xiāng fǎn

opposite

反而

fǎn ér

on the contrary

反复

fǎn fù

repeatedly

反应

fǎn yìng

to react

反正

fǎn zhèng

anyway

违反

wéi fǎn

to violate (a law)

反抗

fǎn kàng

to resist

反问

fǎn wèn

to ask (a question) in reply

反响

fǎn xiǎng

repercussions

反驳

fǎn bó

to retort

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