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

共 fǎn gòng anti-communist
唇相讥 fǎn chún xiāng jī to answer back sarcastically (idiom); to retort
射弧 fǎn shè hú reflex arc
射镜 fǎn shè jìng reflector
射面 fǎn shè miàn reflecting surface
观 fǎn guān by contrast; but as for this...; viewed from another angle; subjectively; introspection
物极必 wù jí bì fǎn when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
诘 fǎn jié to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question
语 fǎn yǔ irony
动派 fǎn dòng pài reactionaries
派 zào fǎn pài rebel faction
哺 fǎn bǔ to support one's parents in their old age; to show filial piety; to to repay; to return a favor
比 fǎn bǐ inversely proportional; inverse ratio
刍动物 fǎn chú dòng wù ruminant
贪 fǎn tān anti-corruption (policy)
间计 fǎn jiàn jì stratagem of sowing dissension; CL:條|条[tiao2]
面人物 fǎn miàn rén wù negative character; bad guy (in a story)
革命 fǎn gé mìng counterrevolutionary
举一三 jǔ yī fǎn sān to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
常態 yī fǎn cháng tài complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic; entirely outside the norm; out of character
往常 yī fǎn wǎng cháng contrary to usual; unlike what usually happens
sān fǎn "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
运动 sān fǎn yùn dòng "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
運動 sān fǎn yùn dòng "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
dào fǎn instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations)