反
过
来

Conversely in Chinese: 反过来 (fǎn guo lái)

fǎn guo lái

conversely

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 反過來1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1conversely
  2. 2in reverse order
  3. 3in an opposite direction

Stroke order

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反
过
来

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ㄈㄢˇ

fǎn

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

˙ㄍㄨㄛ

guo

˙/ neutral toneㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ o

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

反过来

Simplified

反過來

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 你帮了他，他反过来还怪你。

    nǐ bāng le tā， tā fǎn guo lái hái guài nǐ。

    You helped him, yet conversely he blames you.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

过

guò

to cross

反

fǎn

contrary

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

经过

jīng guò

to pass

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

本来

běn lái

original

不过

bù guò

only

超过

chāo guò

to surpass

从来

cóng lái

always

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

反映

fǎn yìng

to mirror

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