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反面 fǎnmiàn

反面 fǎnmiàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 反面 fǎnmiàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fǎnmiàn | fan3 mian4
English translation
reverse side
backside
the other side (of a problem etc)
negative
bad

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Traditional form

反面 fǎnmiàn

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 反面 fǎnmiàn

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fǎn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

厂又

Number of Strokes

4
miàn

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of the outline of a face, with an eye () in the middle. In simplified Chinese miàn is also used to mean "noodles", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character miàn .

Positional decomposition

⿱??

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 反面 fǎnmiàn

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zhè Méi 硬币 yìng bì 反面 fǎnmiàn de 图案 túàn shì Dài 皇冠 huáng guān de 狮子 Shīzǐ .

The coin has a crowned lion on its reverse.

qǐng 注意 zhùyì 本页反面 fǎnmiàn de 规章 guīzhāng .

Please notice the regulations overleaf.

cāi shì 正面 zhèng miàn 还是 háishi 反面 fǎnmiàn

Heads or tails?

反面 fǎnmiàn Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 反面 fǎnmiàn and their own compounds.

反面 fǎnmiàn Compounds

See all 46 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 反面 fǎnmiàn in their composition.

  • fǎn
    • bǎn
    • bān
    • fàn , bǎn , pàn , fàn , fǎn , bǎn , bǎn , guī , bǎn , jiǎ , bǎn , Biàn , fàn , pān , bǎn , fǎn , , , , , bǎn , fàn , , fàn
  • miàn
    • miǎn , miǎn , , miǎn , miàn , miǎn , miǎn , miǎn , miàn , mián , , , , miǎn , , , miǎn , , , miàn
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