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fǎn

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English Definition	contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切 phonetic system
Simplified Script	反
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	fǎn
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄈㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	faan²
Part of Speech	(形) adjective, (动) verb, (副) adverb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=4 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word
反应	fǎnyìng	to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction
反而	fǎn'ér	instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations)
反映	fǎnyìng	to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render
反对	fǎnduì	to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition
反正	fǎnzhèng	anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side

Words With Same Tail Word
相反	xiāngfǎn	opposite; contrary
违反	wéifǎn	to violate (a law)
造反	zàofǎn	to rebel; to revolt
正反	zhèngfǎn	positive and negative; pros and cons; inside and outside
适得其反	shì dé qí fǎn	to produce the opposite of the desired result

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