- 反
- fǎnin an opposite direction; reverse; inside out, on the contrary; instead, turn over; reverse, return; counter, revolt; rebel; turn against, oppose; combat; anti* * *in reverse; on the contrary; turn over【医】 contra-; re-; trans-* * *in reverse; on the contrary; turn over* * *fǎnadv. on the contrary, insteadfǎnpref. anti, counterfǎnv. turn over, revolt, rebel* * *fan3contrary, 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 phonetic system* * *反fǎn名(方向相背) reverse side:适得其反 get just the opposite(造反) rebellion:谋反 attempt rebellion(指反革命、反动派) counterrevolutionaries; reactionaries:肃反 elimination of counterrevolutionaries动(转换; 翻过来) turn over:易如反掌 as easy as turning one's hand over;反败为胜 turn failure to success(回; 还) return; counter:反问 counter with a question(反抗; 反对) oppose; combat; turn against:反霸权主义 oppose hegemonism; anti-hegemonism;反战 be against war;反法西斯斗争 anti-fascist struggle; struggle against fascism;反间谍 counterespionage;颠覆与反颠覆 subversion and anti-subversion(背叛) rebel; revolt:反叛 rebe形(相反的) opposite; contrary; reversed:穿反了袜子 have one's socks on inside out;适得其反。 The result is just the contrary.副(反而; 相反地) on the contrary; instead:反不如前一段写得好 on the contrary, it is worse than the last paragraph;反把事情弄僵了 instead the matter got worse(从反面) back:反顾 look back upon past or own mistake* * *反|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 phonetic system
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.