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fàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. (bound form) general
  2. 2. non-specific
  3. 3. extensive
  4. 4. pan-
  5. 5. to flood
  6. 6. (literary) to float about
  7. 7. to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc)

Words Containing 泛

泛红
fàn hóng

to blush

超泛神论
chāo fàn shén lùn

panentheism, theological theory of God as equal to the Universe while transcending it

泛函
fàn hán

a functional (math.)

泛代数
fàn dài shù

universal algebra

广泛影响
guǎng fàn yǐng xiǎng

wide ranging influence

泛滥
fàn làn

to be in flood

宽泛
kuān fàn

wide-ranging

泛美
fàn měi

Pan American

泛读
fàn dú

(language education) to read swiftly, aiming to get the gist

学海泛舟
xué hǎi fàn zhōu

sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)

泛大陆
fàn dà lù

Pangea (geology)

泛指
fàn zhǐ

to make a general reference

浮泛
fú fàn

to float about

泛泛而谈
fàn fàn ér tán

to speak in general terms

泛论
fàn lùn

to discuss in general terms

活泛
huó fan

flexible

泛函分析
fàn hán fēn xī

(math.) functional analysis

浮家泛宅
fú jiā fàn zhái

lit. to live on a boat

泛起
fàn qǐ

to appear

灵泛
líng fàn

nimble

泛白
fàn bái

to be suffused with white; faded; bleached

泛大洋
fàn dà yáng

Panthalassis (geology)

泛称
fàn chēng

to refer broadly to

广泛
guǎng fàn

extensive

泛泛之交
fàn fàn zhī jiāo

nodding acquaintance

松泛
sōng fàn

relaxed

空泛
kōng fàn

vague and general

泛音
fàn yīn

overtone

泛自然神论
fàn zì rán shén lùn

pandeism, theological theory that God created the Universe and became one with it

泛珠江三角
fàn zhū jiāng sān jiǎo

the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)

广泛性焦虑症
guǎng fàn xìng jiāo lǜ zhèng

generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

泛珠三角
fàn zhū sān jiǎo

Pan-Pearl River delta

泛性恋
fàn xìng liàn

pansexuality

泛光灯
fàn guāng dēng

floodlight

泛神论
fàn shén lùn

pantheism, theological theory equating God with the Universe

泛滥成灾
fàn làn chéng zāi

lit. to flood (idiom)

泛酸
fàn suān

pantothenic acid

泛定方程
fàn dìng fāng chéng

universal differential equation

泛民主派
fàn mín zhǔ pài

pan-Democratic alliance (Hong Kong)

黄泛区
huáng fàn qū

Huang He Inundated Area, the area flooded in 1938 when dikes along the Yellow River were destroyed in an attempt to halt the advance of Japanese troops

泛舟
fàn zhōu

to go boating