fǎn

reverse, opposite, contrary, anti

HSK 4 #237

DEFINITIONS

反 fǎn
  • contrary
  • in reverse
  • inside out or upside down
  • to reverse
  • to return
  • to oppose
  • opposite
  • against
  • anti-
  • to rebel
  • to use analogy
  • instead
  • abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system

STROKES

WORDS

杜林論 fǎn dù lín lùn Anti-Dühring, book by Friedrich Engels 恩格斯[En1 ge2 si1]
核 fǎn hé anti-nuclear (e.g. protest)
正一样 fǎn zhèng yī yàng whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference; six of one and half a dozen of the other; as broad as it is long
正一樣 fǎn zhèng yī yàng whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference; six of one and half a dozen of the other; as broad as it is long
杀 fǎn shā to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant
殺 fǎn shā to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant
气旋 fǎn qì xuán anticyclone
氣旋 fǎn qì xuán anticyclone
水 fǎn shuǐ turncoat; traitor
求诸己 fǎn qiú zhū jǐ to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else
求諸己 fǎn qiú zhū jǐ to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else
污 fǎn wū to accuse the victim (while being the guilty party)
清 fǎn qīng anti-Qing; refers to the revolutionary movements in late 19th and early 20th century leading up to 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4]
渗透 fǎn shèn tòu anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces); (chemistry) reverse osmosis
滲透 fǎn shèn tòu anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces); (chemistry) reverse osmosis
渗透法 fǎn shèn tòu fǎ (Tw) Anti-infiltration Act (2020), which regulates the influence of entities deemed foreign hostile forces
滲透法 fǎn shèn tòu fǎ (Tw) Anti-infiltration Act (2020), which regulates the influence of entities deemed foreign hostile forces
演 fǎn yǎn inversion (geometry)
潛 fǎn qián anti-submarine; antisubmarine
照 fǎn zhào reflection
照率 fǎn zhào lǜ reflectivity; albedo
物质 fǎn wù zhì antimatter
物質 fǎn wù zhì antimatter
特 fǎn tè to thwart enemy espionage; to engage in counterespionage
犹太主义 fǎn yóu tài zhǔ yì antisemitism