fǎn

opposite; to oppose; against

HSK 4 #237

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 237th character
Radical ⼜ (29.2)
Strokes 4
Index # 139

Definitions

反 fǎn
  1. 1. opposite
  2. 2. to oppose
  3. 3. against
  4. 4. anti-
  5. 5. to reverse
  6. 6. in reverse
  7. 7. inside out or upside down
  8. 8. instead
  9. 9. to return
  10. 10. to rebel
  11. 11. contrary
  12. 12. to use analogy
  13. 13. abbr. for fǎn qiè phonetic system

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Words containing 反

Word Meaning
to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition
opposite; contrary
reaction; to react; response
anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side
to violate (a law)
on the contrary; contrary (to expectations); instead
repeatedly; over and over; (of an illness) to return
to make known; (fig.) to report; to reflect
to resist; to rebel
abnormal; unusual
to dislike; to be disgusted with; antipathy
to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc)
to refute; to retort
feedback; to send back information
reverse side; backside; negative
to think back over sth; to review; to rethink
rhetorical question; to ask (a question) in reply
conversely...; on the other hand...
to counterattack; to strike back; to beat back
to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience
to rebel; to revolt
conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction
to back out (of a promise); to go back (on a deal)
chemical reaction
reactor
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