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

宽泛
kuān fàn

wide-ranging

广泛
guǎng fàn

extensive

泛滥
fàn làn

to be in flood

学海泛舟
xué hǎi fàn zhōu

sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)

广泛影响
guǎng fàn yǐng xiǎng

wide ranging influence

广泛性焦虑症
guǎng fàn xìng jiāo lǜ zhèng

generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

泛代数
fàn dài shù

universal algebra

泛光灯
fàn guāng dēng

floodlight

泛函
fàn hán

a functional (math.)

泛函分析
fàn hán fēn xī

(math.) functional analysis

泛大洋
fàn dà yáng

Panthalassis (geology)

泛大陆
fàn dà lù

Pangea (geology)

泛定方程
fàn dìng fāng chéng

universal differential equation

泛性恋
fàn xìng liàn

pansexuality

泛指
fàn zhǐ

to make a general reference

泛民主派
fàn mín zhǔ pài

pan-Democratic alliance (Hong Kong)

泛泛之交
fàn fàn zhī jiāo

nodding acquaintance

泛泛而谈
fàn fàn ér tán

to speak in general terms

泛滥成灾
fàn làn chéng zāi

lit. to flood (idiom)

泛珠三角
fàn zhū sān jiǎo

Pan-Pearl River delta

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)

泛白
fàn bái

to be suffused with white; faded; bleached

泛神论
fàn shén lùn

pantheism, theological theory equating God with the Universe

泛称
fàn chēng

to refer broadly to

泛红
fàn hóng

to blush

泛美
fàn měi

Pan American

泛自然神论
fàn zì rán shén lùn

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

泛舟
fàn zhōu

to go boating

泛论
fàn lùn

to discuss in general terms

泛读
fàn dú

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

泛起
fàn qǐ

to appear

泛酸
fàn suān

pantothenic acid

泛音
fàn yīn

overtone

活泛
huó fan

flexible

浮家泛宅
fú jiā fàn zhái

lit. to live on a boat

浮泛
fú fàn

to float about

空泛
kōng fàn

vague and general

超泛神论
chāo fàn shén lùn

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

灵泛
líng fàn

nimble

松泛
sōng fàn

relaxed

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