fǎn

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Definitions

  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

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Words Containing 反

反之
fǎn zhī

on the other hand...

反倒
fǎn dào

but on the contrary

反动
fǎn dòng

reaction

反问
fǎn wèn

to ask (a question) in reply

反射
fǎn shè

to reflect

反对
fǎn duì

to fight against

反差
fǎn chā

contrast; discrepancy

反常
fǎn cháng

unusual

反弹
fǎn tán

to bounce

反思
fǎn sī

to think back over sth

反感
fǎn gǎn

to be disgusted with

反应
fǎn yìng

to react

反抗
fǎn kàng

to resist

反击
fǎn jī

to strike back

反映
fǎn yìng

to mirror

反正
fǎn zhèng

anyway

反省
fǎn xǐng

to reflect upon oneself

反而
fǎn ér

on the contrary; instead

反复
fǎn fù

repeatedly

反过来
fǎn guo lái

conversely

反面
fǎn miàn

reverse side

反响
fǎn xiǎng

repercussions

反馈
fǎn kuì

to send back information

反驳
fǎn bó

to retort

恰恰相反
qià qià xiāng fǎn

just the opposite

相反
xiāng fǎn

opposite

举一反三
jǔ yī fǎn sān

to raise one and infer three

造反
zào fǎn

to rebel

违反
wéi fǎn

to violate (a law)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài

complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic

一反往常
yī fǎn wǎng cháng

contrary to usual

三反
sān fǎn

\Three Anti\ campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52

三反运动
sān fǎn yùn dòng

\Three Anti\ campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52

倒反
dào fǎn

instead

偶联反应
ǒu lián fǎn yìng

chain reaction (chemistry)

免疫反应
miǎn yì fǎn yìng

immune response

出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr

to contradict oneself

动力反应堆
dòng lì fǎn yìng duī

power reactor

化学反应
huà xué fǎn yìng

chemical reaction

原子反应堆
yuán zǐ fǎn yìng duī

atomic reactor

反串
fǎn chuàn

(Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty

反之亦然
fǎn zhī yì rán

vice versa

反人道罪
fǎn rén dào zuì

a crime against humanity

反人道罪行
fǎn rén dào zuì xíng

crime against humanity

反人类
fǎn rén lèi

inhuman

反人类罪
fǎn rén lèi zuì

crimes against humanity

反作用
fǎn zuò yòng

opposite reaction

反例
fǎn lì

counterexample

反侧
fǎn cè

to toss and turn

反传算法
fǎn chuán suàn fǎ

back propagation algorithm

反倾销
fǎn qīng xiāo

anti-dumping

反光
fǎn guāng

to reflect light

反光镜
fǎn guāng jìng

reflector (typically concave, as in a torch)

反光面
fǎn guāng miàn

reflecting surface

反共
fǎn gòng

anti-communist

反其道而行之
fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī

to do the very opposite

反函数
fǎn hán shù

inverse function (math.)

反分裂法
fǎn fēn liè fǎ

anti-secession law of 2005 (whereby PRC claims the right to invade Taiwan)

反切
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

反制
fǎn zhì

to take countermeasures against

反剪
fǎn jiǎn

with hands behind one's back

反动分子
fǎn dòng fèn zǐ

reactionaries; reactionary elements

反动势力
fǎn dòng shì li

reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)

反动派
fǎn dòng pài

reactionaries

反反复复
fǎn fǎn fù fù

repeatedly

反叛
fǎn pàn

to rebel

反叛分子
fǎn pàn fèn zǐ

insurgent; rebel

反口
fǎn kǒu

to correct oneself

反右
fǎn yòu

anti-rightist

反右派斗争
fǎn yòu pài dòu zhēng

Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of \rightists\ after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957

反右运动
fǎn yòu yùn dòng

Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of \rightists\ after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957

反向
fǎn xiàng

opposite direction

反咬一口
fǎn yǎo yī kǒu

to make a false countercharge

反哺
fǎn bǔ

to show filial piety

反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī

to answer back sarcastically (idiom)

反问句
fǎn wèn jù

rhetorical question

反问语气
fǎn wèn yǔ qì

tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question

反嘴
fǎn zuǐ

to answer back

反嘴鹬
fǎn zuǐ yù

(bird species of China) pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

反围剿
fǎn wéi jiǎo

communist attack against the Guomindang's encircle and annihilate campaign

反坐
fǎn zuò

to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)

反坦克
fǎn tǎn kè

anti-tank

反基督
fǎn jī dū

the anti-Christ

反垄断
fǎn lǒng duàn

antitrust

反垄断法
fǎn lǒng duàn fǎ

antitrust legislation

反季
fǎn jì

off-season; out-of-season

反季节
fǎn jì jié

off-season; out-of-season

反安慰剂
fǎn ān wèi jì

nocebo

反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ

lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior

反密码子
fǎn mì mǎ zi

anticodon

反射作用
fǎn shè zuò yòng

reflex

反射光
fǎn shè guāng

to reflect light

反射动作
fǎn shè dòng zuò

reflex action

反射区治疗
fǎn shè qū zhì liáo

reflexology (alternative medicine)

反射弧
fǎn shè hú

reflex arc

反射星云
fǎn shè xīng yún

reflection nebula

反射疗法
fǎn shè liáo fǎ

reflexology (alternative medicine)

反射镜
fǎn shè jìng

reflector

反射面
fǎn shè miàn

reflecting surface

反对派
fǎn duì pài

opposition faction

反对票
fǎn duì piào

dissenting vote

反对党
fǎn duì dǎng

opposition (political) party

反导
fǎn dǎo

anti-missile

反导导弹
fǎn dǎo dǎo dàn

anti-missile missile (such as the Patriot Missile)

反导弹
fǎn dǎo dàn

anti-missile

反导系统
fǎn dǎo xì tǒng

anti-missile system

反帝
fǎn dì

to be anti-imperialist

反式
fǎn shì

trans- (isomer) (chemistry)

反式脂肪
fǎn shì zhī fáng

trans fat

反式脂肪酸
fǎn shì zhī fáng suān

see 反式脂肪[fǎn shì zhī fáng]

反弹导弹
fǎn dàn dǎo dàn

antimissile missile

反恐
fǎn kǒng

anti-terrorism

反恐战争
fǎn kǒng zhàn zhēng

war on terrorism

反悔
fǎn huǐ

to renege

反应堆
fǎn yìng duī

reactor

反应堆燃料元件
fǎn yìng duī rán liào yuán jiàn

fuel element

反应堆芯
fǎn yìng duī xīn

reactor core

反应式
fǎn yìng shì

equation of a chemical reaction

反应时
fǎn yìng shí

response time

反应时间
fǎn yìng shí jiān

response time (technology)

反应炉
fǎn yìng lú

(nuclear etc) reactor

反应锅
fǎn yìng guō

(chemical engineering) reaction vessel; reaction tank

反战
fǎn zhàn

anti-war

反战抗议
fǎn zhàn kàng yì

antiwar protest

反手
fǎn shǒu

to turn a hand over

反托拉斯
fǎn tuō lā sī

antitrust (loanword)

反批评
fǎn pī píng

countercriticism

反抗者
fǎn kàng zhě

rebel

反掌
fǎn zhǎng

lit. to turn over one's palm

反接
fǎn jiē

trussed

反撞
fǎn zhuàng

recoil (of a gun)

反扑
fǎn pū

to counterattack

反攻
fǎn gōng

to counterattack

反政府
fǎn zhèng fǔ

anti-government (protest)

反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng

to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide

反散射
fǎn sǎn shè

backscatter

反斜杠
fǎn xié gàng

backslash (computing)

反斜线
fǎn xié xiàn

backslash (computing)

反方
fǎn fāng

the side opposed to the proposition (in a formal debate)

反日
fǎn rì

anti-Japan

反映论
fǎn yìng lùn

theory of reflection (in dialectic materialism), i.e. every perception reflects physical reality

反时势
fǎn shí shì

unconventional

反时针
fǎn shí zhēn

counterclockwise

反智主义
fǎn zhì zhǔ yì

anti-intellectualism

反智论
fǎn zhì lùn

anti-intellectualism

反杜林论
fǎn dù lín lùn

Anti-Dühring, book by Friedrich Engels 恩格斯[ēn gé sī]

反核
fǎn hé

anti-nuclear (e.g. protest)

反正一样
fǎn zhèng yī yàng

whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference

反杀
fǎn shā

to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant

反比
fǎn bǐ

inversely proportional

反气旋
fǎn qì xuán

anticyclone

反水
fǎn shuǐ

to turn traitor; to defect

反求诸己
fǎn qiú zhū jǐ

to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else

反污
fǎn wū

to accuse the victim (while being the guilty party)

反派
fǎn pài

villain (of a drama etc)

反清
fǎn qīng

anti-Qing

反渗透
fǎn shèn tòu

anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces)

反演
fǎn yǎn

inversion (geometry)

反潜
fǎn qián

anti-submarine

反乌托邦
fǎn wū tuō bāng

dystopia

反照
fǎn zhào

reflection

反照率
fǎn zhào lǜ

reflectivity

反物质
fǎn wù zhì

antimatter

反特
fǎn tè

to thwart enemy espionage; to engage in counterespionage

反犹太主义
fǎn yóu tài zhǔ yì

antisemitism

反生物战
fǎn shēng wù zhàn

biological (warfare) defense

反用换流器
fǎn yòng huàn liú qì

inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa

反白
fǎn bái

reverse type (white on black)

反目
fǎn mù

to quarrel

反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu

to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb

反相
fǎn xiàng

(a person's) rebellious appearance

反相器
fǎn xiàng qì

(electronics) inverter; NOT gate

反知识
fǎn zhī shi

anti-intellectual

反社会
fǎn shè huì

antisocial (behavior)

反社会行为
fǎn shè huì xíng wéi

antisocial behavior

反科学
fǎn kē xué

anti-science

反空降
fǎn kōng jiàng

anti-aircraft defense

反粒子
fǎn lì zǐ

antiparticle (physics)

反美
fǎn měi

anti-American

反美是工作赴美是生活
fǎn měi shì gōng zuò fù měi shì shēng huó

being anti-American is the job, but life is in America (jocular comment made about public figures who are brazenly xenophobic but whose family live abroad)

反义
fǎn yì

antonymous

反义字
fǎn yì zì

character with opposite meaning

反义词
fǎn yì cí

antonym

反习
fǎn xí

anti-Xi (Jinping)

反圣婴
fǎn shèng yīng

La Niña (counterpart of El Niño in meteorology)

反胃
fǎn wèi

retching

反腐
fǎn fǔ

anti-corruption

反腐倡廉
fǎn fǔ chàng lián

to fight corruption and advocate probity

反腐败
fǎn fǔ bài

to oppose corruption

反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng

to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend

反兴奋剂
fǎn xīng fèn jì

anti-doping

反舰导弹
fǎn jiàn dǎo dàn

anti-ship missile

反舰艇
fǎn jiàn tǐng

anti-ship

反舰艇巡航导弹
fǎn jiàn tǐng xún háng dǎo dàn

anti-ship cruise missile

反刍
fǎn chú

to ruminate

反刍动物
fǎn chú dòng wù

ruminant

反英
fǎn yīng

anti-English

反英雄
fǎn yīng xióng

antihero

反华
fǎn huá

anti-Chinese

反冲
fǎn chōng

recoil (of a gun)