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

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函数 fǎn hán shù inverse function (math.)
函數 fǎn hán shù inverse function (math.)
分裂法 fǎn fēn liè fǎ anti-secession law of 2005 (whereby PRC claims the right to invade Taiwan)
切 fǎn qiè traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone
制 fǎn zhì to take countermeasures against; to hit back; to counter
剪 fǎn jiǎn with hands behind one's back; trussed
動 fǎn dòng reaction; reactionary
动分子 fǎn dòng fèn zǐ reactionaries; reactionary elements
動份子 fǎn dòng fèn zǐ reactionaries; reactionary elements
动势力 fǎn dòng shì li reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)
動勢力 fǎn dòng shì li reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)
動派 fǎn dòng pài reactionaries
復復 fǎn fǎn fù fù repeatedly; time and time again
叛分子 fǎn pàn fèn zǐ insurgent; rebel
叛份子 fǎn pàn fèn zǐ insurgent; rebel
口 fǎn kǒu to correct oneself; to renege; to break one's word
右 fǎn yòu anti-rightist; abbr. for 反右派鬥爭|反右派斗争[Fan3 you4 pai4 Dou4 zheng1]
右派斗争 fǎn yòu pài dòu zhēng Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
右派鬥爭 fǎn yòu pài dòu zhēng Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
右运动 fǎn yòu yùn dòng Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
右運動 fǎn yòu yùn dòng Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
咬一口 fǎn yǎo yī kǒu to make a false countercharge
唇相譏 fǎn chún xiāng jī to answer back sarcastically (idiom); to retort
問 fǎn wèn to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question
问句 fǎn wèn jù rhetorical question