Dictionary/反

反

反 fǎn

ㄈㄢˇ
AdjVAdvHSK 4TOCFL L4core 10k
1contrary
2in reverse
3inside out or upside down
4to reverse
5to return
6to oppose
7opposite
8against
9anti-
10to rebel
11to use analogy
12instead
13abbr. for 反切 phonetic system (反切 · (historical) method of indicating a Chinese character's pronunciation using two other characters, the first supplying the initial and the second the final and tone)

Characters

Examples

tā他bǎ把tā他de的chèn shān衬衫chuān穿fǎn反le了。
他把他的衬衫穿反了。
He had his shirt on inside out.
他把他的袜子穿反了。
He had his socks on inside out.
他把衣服里外穿反了。
He had his clothes on inside out.

See also: words & characters pronounced fǎn