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反

fǎn

contrary

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Meaning of 反 in English

fǎnHSK 5adjective, verb, adverbSyllabus #2330
  1. contrary
  2. in reverse
  3. inside out or upside down
  4. opposite
  5. against
  6. anti-
  7. instead
  8. (historical) method of indicating a Chinese character's pronunciation using two other characters, the first supplying the initial and the second the final and tone

Example sentences

  1. 他把他的襯衫穿反了。
    tā bǎ tā de chèn shān chuān fǎn le。
    He had his shirt on inside out.
    Tatoeba #883289 by Martha · #290139 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 他把他的襪子穿反了。
    tā bǎ tā de wà zi chuān fǎn le。
    He had his socks on inside out.
    Tatoeba #889613 by Martha · #295611 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 你毛衣穿反了哟。
    nǐ máo yī chuān fǎn le yō。
    Your sweater is inside out.
    Tatoeba #4906077 by musclegirlxyp · #2719618 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

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HSK words with 反

反对HSK 4相反HSK 4反而HSK 5反复HSK 5反应HSK 5反映HSK 5反正HSK 5违反HSK 5反馈HSK 6反思HSK 6

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