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反对

fǎn duì · fan dui

Traditional 反對

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to oppose; to be against; to object to
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Red lamps

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)房间(fángjiān)里(lǐ)的(de)灯(dēng)都(dōu)换成(huànchéng)红色(hóngsè)的(de)。

    I want to change all the lamps in the room to red.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)反对(fǎnduì)，红色(hóngsè)的(de)灯(dēng)太(tài)像(xiàng)饭馆(fànguǎn)了(le)。

    I object. Red lamps look too much like a restaurant.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)是(shì)灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)最(zuì)懂(dǒng)灯(dēng)，你(nǐ)不能(bùnéng)反对(fǎnduì)。

    I am Dengdeng. I know lamps best. You cannot object.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)不(bù)反对(fǎnduì)了(le)。不过(bùguò)晚上(wǎnshang)我(wǒ)要(yào)戴(dài)墨镜(mòjìng)。

    Fine, I withdraw. But I will wear sunglasses at night.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)反对(fǎnduì)！晚上(wǎnshang)戴(dài)墨镜(mòjìng)会(huì)看不见(kànbujiàn)路(lù)。

    Then I object too! Sunglasses at night make it hard to see the road.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

您(nín)赞(zàn)成(chéng)还(hái)是(shì)反(fǎn)对(duì)他(tā)的(de)想(xiǎng)法(fǎ)？

Are you for or against his idea?

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)反(fǎn)对(duì)在(zài)公(gōng)共(gòng)场(chǎng)所(suǒ)吸(xī)烟(yān)。

I oppose smoking in public places.

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反
fǎn

contrary; in reverse

对
duì

right; correct; towards; at; for

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