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fǎn

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fǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
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English translation
contrary
in reverse
inside out or upside down
to reverse
to return
to oppose
opposite
against
anti-
to rebel
to use analogy
instead
abbr. for 反切 fǎn qiè [fǎn qiè] phonetic system
reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-

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About fǎn

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

fǎn

Contains the radical

yòu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A hand  yòu held up against a cliff  hǎn

Etymology of fǎn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

厂又

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand ( yòu ) climbing a cliff ( hǎn ). Based on original meaning "pull", later extended to "turn around", "oppose".

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Example sentences using fǎn

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Lěng shì 相反 xiāngfǎn de .

" Hot " and " cold " are contrary terms.

生活 shēnghuó jiù xiàng zài zuò 辗转反 de mèng 一样 yīyàng .

Life was like a restless dream.

zhè 城市 chéngshì 反抗 fǎnkàng 敌人 dírén de 猛攻 měng gōng 两个星期 xīngqī zhī jiǔ .

The city resisted the enemy onslaught for two weeks.

阳光 yángguāng zhào dào 窗玻璃 chuāng bō lí shǎng , yòu 反射 fǎnshè dào 身上 shēn shang .

The sun caught the panes and flashed back at him.

平面 píngmiàn 运动 yùndòng fǎn 平面运动 de méi shì zài 7.3 jiē 中给 chū .

Lame potential for plane and antiplane motions are given in Section

Words with fǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
反应 fǎnyìng to react反應
反对 fǎnduì to oppose反對
fǎn contrary fǎn
反正 fǎnzhèng anyway反正 fǎnzhèng
反映 fǎnyìng to mirror反映 fǎnyìng
违反 wéifǎn to violate (a law)違反
反而 fǎnér instead反而 fǎnér
相反 xiāngfǎn opposite相反 xiāngfǎn
反抗 fǎnkàng to resist反抗 fǎnkàng
反复 fǎnfù repeatedly反覆
反弹 fǎn tán to bounce反彈
反击 fǎn jī to strike back反擊
反馈 fǎnkuì feedback反饋
反感 fǎngǎn to dislike反感 fǎngǎn
反射 fǎnshè to reflect反射 fǎnshè
反思 fǎnsī to review反思 fǎnsī
反常 fǎncháng unusual反常 fǎncháng
反动 fǎn dòng reaction反動
反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself反省 fǎn xǐng
反响 fǎn xiǎng reaction反響
反驳 fǎnbó to retort反駁
反过来 fǎn guo lái conversely反過來
反革命 fǎn gé mìng counterrevolutionary反革命 fǎn gé mìng
反恐 fǎn kǒng anti-terrorism反恐 fǎn kǒng
反倒 fǎn dào but expectedly反倒 fǎn dào

fǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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fǎn Decomposition

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fǎn Compounds

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  • fǎn
    • bǎn
    • bān
    • fàn , bǎn , pàn , fàn , fǎn , bǎn , bǎn , guī , bǎn , jiǎ , bǎn , Biàn , fàn , pān , bǎn , fǎn , , , , , bǎn , fàn , , fàn
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