翻

To turn over in Chinese: 翻 (fān)

fān

to turn over

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to turn over
  2. 2to flip over
  3. 3to overturn
  4. 4to rummage through
  5. 5to translate
  6. 6to decode
  7. 7to double
  8. 8to climb over or into
  9. 9to cross

Stroke order

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翻

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄢ

fān

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 翻 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 别用机翻。

    bié yòng jī fān。

    Don't use computer translation.

  • 翻开课本。

    fān kāi kè běn。

    Open your textbooks.

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Related words

翻译

fān yì

to translate

翻番

fān fān

to double

推翻

tuī fān

to overthrow

翻来覆去

fān lái fù qù

to toss and turn (sleeplessly)

翻天覆地

fān tiān fù dì

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom)

反而

fǎn ér

on the contrary

方

fāng

square

方案

fāng àn

plan

放松

fàng sōng

to relax

非

fēi

to not be

分布

fēn bù

to scatter

纷纷

fēn fēn

one after another

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