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反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
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to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
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反刍
fǎn chú
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to ruminate;
to chew the cud
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反作用
fǎn zuò yòng
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opposite reaction
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反手
fǎn shǒu
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to turn a hand over;
to put one's hand behind one's back;
fig. easily done
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出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
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old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word;
to blow hot and cold;
to contradict oneself;
inconsistent
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反证
fǎn zhèng
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disproof;
rebuttal;
reductio ad absurdum
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拨乱反正
bō luàn fǎn zhèng
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bring order out of chaos;
set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder
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反光镜
fǎn guāng jìng
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reflector (typically concave, as in a torch);
mirror (typically plane or convex)
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平反
píng fǎn
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to redress (an injustice);
to rehabilitate (sb whose reputation was unjustly sullied)
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逆反心理
nì fǎn xīn lǐ
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reverse psychology
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反其道而行之
fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī
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to do the very opposite;
to act in a diametrically opposite way
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反义词
fǎn yì cí
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antonym
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正反
zhèng fǎn
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positive and negative;
pros and cons;
inside and outside
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反对党
fǎn duì dǎng
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opposition (political) party
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反串
fǎn chuàn
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(Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty;
(modern) to play a transvestite role;
to masquerade as an opponent
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反诉
fǎn sù
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counterclaim;
countercharge (law)
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策反
cè fǎn
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to instigate (rebellion etc);
incitement (e.g. to desertion within opposing camp)
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聪明反被聪明误
cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
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a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself;
too smart for one's own good
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反目
fǎn mù
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to quarrel;
to fall out with sb
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一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
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complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic;
entirely outside the norm;
out of character
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反差
fǎn chā
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contrast;
discrepancy
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反扑
fǎn pū
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to counterattack;
to come back after a defeat;
to retrieve lost ground
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反潜
fǎn qián
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anti-submarine;
antisubmarine
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反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
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to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
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核反应
hé fǎn yìng
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nuclear reaction
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