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fān
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. to turn over
  2. 2. to flip over
  3. 3. to overturn
  4. 4. to rummage through
  5. 5. to translate
  6. 6. to decode
  7. 7. to double
  8. 8. to climb over or into
  9. 9. to cross

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13111501)

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Words Containing 翻

翻覆
fān fù

to overturn (a vehicle); to capsize; to turn upside down

翻船
fān chuán

to capsize

拇外翻
mǔ wài fān

bunion

翻糖
fān táng

fondant (loanword)

翻动
fān dòng

to flip over

翻印
fān yìn

to reprint (generally without authorization)

闹翻
nào fān

to have a falling out

翻滚
fān gǔn

to roll

前空翻
qián kōng fān

(acrobatics) front flip

侧空翻
cè kōng fān

aerial cartwheel

翻来覆去
fān lái fù qù

to toss and turn (sleeplessly)

翻过来
fān guò lái

to overturn

天翻地覆
tiān fān dì fù

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion

翻造
fān zào

to rebuild

人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān

to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)

翻倍
fān bèi

to double

推翻
tuī fān

to overthrow

翻涌
fān yǒng

to roll over and over (of billows or clouds)

翻唱
fān chàng

cover song

翻番
fān fān

to double

咸鱼翻身
xián yú fān shēn

lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)

倒海翻江
dǎo hǎi fān jiāng

see 翻江倒海[fān jiāng dǎo hǎi]

翻脸不认人
fān liǎn bù rèn rén

to fall out with sb and become hostile

翻译
fān yì

to translate

鹰爪翻子拳
yīng zhuǎ fān zi quán

Ying Zhua Fan Zi Quan - \Eagle Claw\ - Martial Art

翻然悔悟
fān rán huǐ wù

to see the error of one's ways

翻然
fān rán

suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc)

翻白眼
fān bái yǎn

to roll one's eyes

翻版碟
fān bǎn dié

copy of DVD

翻沉
fān chén

to capsize and sink

翻卷
fān juǎn

to spin

翻空出奇
fān kōng chū qí

to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas

拇趾外翻
mǔ zhǐ wài fān

bunion; hallux valgus

翻修
fān xiū

to rebuild (house or road)

翻悔
fān huǐ

to renege

向前翻腾
xiàng qián fān téng

forward somersault

翻搅
fān jiǎo

to stir up

翻检
fān jiǎn

to rummage

飞身翻腾
fēi shēn fān téng

flying somersault

阴沟里翻船
yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán

to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)

翻遍
fān biàn

to rummage through

翻转
fān zhuǎn

to roll

翻过
fān guò

to turn over

翻译家
fān yì jiā

translator (of writings)

翻倒
fān dǎo

to overturn

翻身
fān shēn

to turn over (when lying)

掀翻
xiān fān

to turn sth over

翻车鱼
fān chē yú

ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

向后翻腾
xiàng hòu fān téng

backward somersault

翻云覆雨
fān yún fù yǔ

to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground

空翻
kōng fān

flip

翻供
fān gòng

to retract a confession or testimony

翻斗卡车
fān dǒu kǎ chē

dump truck

翻江倒海
fān jiāng dǎo hǎi

lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)

翻新
fān xīn

to revamp

翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ

lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain

翻盘
fān pán

to make a comeback

翻耕
fān gēng

to plow; to turn the soil

翻箱倒柜
fān xiāng dǎo guì

to overturn trunks and boxes

翻拍
fān pāi

to reproduce photographically

翻筋斗
fān jīn dǒu

to tumble

翻盖
fān gài

flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc)

翻阅
fān yuè

to thumb through

后翻筋斗
hòu fān jīn dǒu

backward somersault

翻墙
fān qiáng

lit. to climb over the wall

翻拣
fān jiǎn

to browse and select

翻腾
fān téng

to turn over

翻嘴
fān zuǐ

to withdraw a remark

翻脸
fān liǎn

to fall out with sb

翻桌率
fān zhuō lǜ

table turnover rate (in a restaurant)

易如翻掌
yì rú fān zhǎng

see 易如反掌[yì rú fǎn zhǎng]

翻子拳
fān zi quán

Fanziquan - \Overturning Fist\ - Martial Art

兜翻
dōu fān

to expose

同声翻译
tóng shēng fān yì

simultaneous translation

机器翻译
jī qì fān yì

machine translation

闹翻天
nào fān tiān

to create a big disturbance

翻本
fān běn

to win back one's money (gambling etc)

翻山越岭
fān shān yuè lǐng

lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom)

官翻
guān fān

(of electronic goods) refurbished

翻案
fān àn

to reverse a verdict

倾翻
qīng fān

to overturn

翻越
fān yuè

to cross

翻跟头
fān gēn tou

to turn a somersault

翻跟斗
fān gēn dǒu

to turn a somersault

翻译者
fān yì zhě

translator

翻老皇历
fān lǎo huáng lì

to look to the past for guidance (idiom)

打翻身仗
dǎ fān shēn zhàng

to work hard towards a turnaround

翻看
fān kàn

to browse

翻开
fān kāi

to open up

翻版
fān bǎn

to reprint

翻箱倒箧
fān xiāng dǎo qiè

to overturn trunks and boxes

翻炒
fān chǎo

to stir-fry

翻桌
fān zhuō

to flip a table over (in a fit of anger)

横翻筋斗
héng fān jīn dǒu

to turn cartwheels

后空翻
hòu kōng fān

backward somersault

翻天覆地
fān tiān fù dì

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion

翻石鹬
fān shí yù

(bird species of China) ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

翻领
fān lǐng

turndown collar

打翻
dǎ fān

to overturn

翻作
fān zuò

to compose

机械翻译
jī xiè fān yì

machine translation