反转
fǎn zhuǎn
Pinyin

Definition

反转
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fǎn zhuǎn
  1. reversal
  2. inversion
  3. to reverse
  4. to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反应
fǎn yìng
  1. 1 to react
  2. 2 to respond
  3. 3 reaction
  4. 4 response
  5. 5 reply
  6. 6 chemical reaction
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
反
fǎn
  1. 1 contrary
  2. 2 in reverse
  3. 3 inside out or upside down
  4. 4 to reverse
  5. 5 to return
  6. 6 to oppose
  7. 7 opposite
  8. 8 against
  9. 9 anti-
  10. 10 to rebel
  11. 11 to use analogy
  12. 12 instead
  13. 13 abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system
反串
fǎn chuàn
  1. 1 (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty
  2. 2 (modern) to play a transvestite role
  3. 3 to masquerade as an opponent
反之
fǎn zhī
  1. 1 on the other hand...
  2. 2 conversely...
反倒
fǎn dào
  1. 1 but on the contrary
  2. 2 but expectedly
反光
fǎn guāng
  1. 1 to reflect light
反反复复
fǎn fǎn fù fù
  1. 1 repeatedly
  2. 2 time and time again
反问
fǎn wèn
  1. 1 to ask (a question) in reply
  2. 2 to answer a question with a question
  3. 3 rhetorical question
反射
fǎn shè
  1. 1 to reflect
  2. 2 reflection (from a mirror etc)
  3. 3 reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
反对
fǎn duì
  1. 1 to fight against
  2. 2 to oppose
  3. 3 to be opposed to
  4. 4 opposition
反差
fǎn chā
  1. 1 contrast
  2. 2 discrepancy
反常
fǎn cháng
  1. 1 unusual
  2. 2 abnormal
反弹
fǎn tán
  1. 1 to bounce
  2. 2 to bounce back
  3. 3 to boomerang
  4. 4 to ricochet
  5. 5 rebound (of stock market etc)
  6. 6 bounce
  7. 7 backlash
  8. 8 negative repercussions
反复
fǎn fù
  1. 1 variant of 反覆|反复[fǎn fù]
反思
fǎn sī
  1. 1 to think back over sth
  2. 2 to review
  3. 3 to revisit
  4. 4 to rethink
  5. 5 reflection
  6. 6 reassessment
反悔
fǎn huǐ
  1. 1 to renege
  2. 2 to go back (on a deal)
  3. 3 to back out (of a promise)
反感
fǎn gǎn
  1. 1 to be disgusted with
  2. 2 to dislike
  3. 3 bad reaction
  4. 4 antipathy
反抗
fǎn kàng
  1. 1 to resist
  2. 2 to rebel
反击
fǎn jī
  1. 1 to strike back
  2. 2 to beat back
  3. 3 to counterattack

Idioms (17)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
  1. 1 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
  2. 2 to blow hot and cold
  3. 3 to contradict oneself
  4. 4 inconsistent
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
  1. 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
  2. 2 to retort
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
  1. 1 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
  1. 1 to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
  1. 1 to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
反裘负刍
fǎn qiú fù chú
  1. 1 lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work
  3. 3 fig. to act stupidly
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
  1. 1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
  1. 1 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
易如反掌
yì rú fǎn zhǎng
  1. 1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
  2. 2 no effort at all
欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn
  1. 1 wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
  2. 2 It all ends in tears.
物极必反
wù jí bì fǎn
  1. 1 when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
义无反顾
yì wú fǎn gù
  1. 1 honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back
  2. 2 no surrender
  3. 3 to pursue justice with no second thoughts
聪明反被聪明误
cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
  1. 1 a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
  2. 2 too smart for one's own good
举一反三
jǔ yī fǎn sān
  1. 1 to raise one and infer three
  2. 2 to deduce many things from one case (idiom)

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