反 fǎn — reverse; opposite; inverted; contrary

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fǎn

Level 1 · Common HSK 4 #139

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Basic definition

adjective
  1. reverse; opposite; inverted; contrary e.g 反面反面反转
  2. opposite; contrary; reverse; inverse e.g 反面反面教材
verb
  1. to turn over; to reverse; to flip; to invert e.g 反掌反复反侧
  2. to oppose; to fight against; to resist; to rebel e.g 反对反抗造反反击
  3. to infer; to reason by analogy; to return; to counter e.g 举一反三反观
adverb
  1. on the contrary; instead; conversely; but e.g 反而反败为胜反没想到

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (象形。甲骨文字形，从又从厂。“厂”音 hǎn。本义:手心翻转)
  2. turn over
  3. over and over again;again and again e.g 辗转反侧 反易 · 反风
  4. go back e.g 反意 · 反国 · 反真 · 反根
  5. violate e.g 反古 反背 · 反德 · 反道 · 反情
  6. go there and back e.g 反往 · 反报
  7. revolt;rebel e.g 反上 · 反天 · 反心 · 反外
  8. introspect e.g 反观反躬自问 反情 · 反听
  9. return e.g 反籍 · 反璧
  10. report back on what has been done e.g 反始 · 反命
  11. analogize e.g 反隅 · 反惑
  12. oppose;be against;fight e.g 反迕 · 反拨
  13. make reprisals;retaliate e.g 反把 · 反报 · 反杀
  14. buy to resell
adjective
  1. upside down;inside out;in the reverse direction e.g 适得其反 反心内照 · 反抄耳光 · 反斜面 · 反函数 · 反定理 · 反科学 · 反义
adverb
  1. on the contrary e.g 反且
noun
  1. counterrevolutionist;counterrevolutionary e.g 肃反 三反五反
  2. 姓

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