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
irony; sarcasm; to satirize with opposites
irony; sarcasm; to satirize with opposites
disproof; rebuttal; reductio ad absurdum
reductio ad absurdum
reductio ad absurdum
anti-corruption (policy)
anticorruption
anticorruption
anti-corruption
anti-corruption
equatorial counter current
to oppose smuggling; anti-contraband (measures, policy etc)
to take the lead; to reverse (the score)
to turn around
reflexive pronoun
reflexive pronoun
to ask oneself; introspection
to ask oneself; introspection
to reverse; reversal; inversion
to reverse; reversal; inversion
(molecular biology) reverse transcription
(molecular biology) reverse transcription
retrovirus
retrovirus
conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction