Meaning
wrong side out or up; anti-
Chinese: 相反、返回或反对。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “fan” becomes a different word in each tone. 反 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 反应fǎn yìngto react; to respond; reaction; response
- 反对fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
- 反正fǎn zhènganyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side
- 反复fǎn fùrepeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable
- 相反xiāng fǎnopposite; contrary
Example Sentence
这两个词的意思正好相反。Zhè liǎng ge cí de yì si zhèng hǎo xiāng fǎn.The meanings of these two words are exactly opposite.
这Zhèthis两liǎngtwo个ge(measure word)词cíword的deof意思yì siidea正好zhèng hǎojust (in time)相反xiāng fǎnopposite。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A hand (又) under a slope (厂), turning something over: ‘to turn over, reverse; opposite; anti-, counter-; to rebel; on the contrary’ (反对, 相反, 反而).
A way to remember it
A hand flipping things over — opposite, anti-, on the contrary.