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反

fǎn · fan

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HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. contrary
  2. in reverse
  3. inside out or upside down
  4. to reverse
  5. to return
  6. to oppose
  7. opposite
  8. against
  9. anti-
  10. to rebel
  11. to use analogy
  12. instead
  13. abbr. for 反切 (fǎn qiè) phonetic system
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Clothes on the wrong way

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)穿(chuān)反(fǎn)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, you're wearing your clothes the wrong way round.

  2. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？哪里(nǎlǐ)反(fǎn)了(le)？

    Huh? Where is it wrong?

  3. Liangliang

    标签(biāoqiān)在(zài)外面(wàimiàn)呢(ne)。

    The tag is on the outside.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)早上(zǎoshang)太(tài)急(jí)了(le)。

    I was in too much of a hurry this morning.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)帽子(màozi)也(yě)戴(dài)反(fǎn)了(le)。

    Your hat is on backwards too.

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)故意(gùyì)的(de)，是(shì)时尚(shíshàng)！

    That's on purpose, it's fashion!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)衬(chèn)衫(shān)穿(chuān)反(fǎn)了(le)。

He had his shirt on inside out.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)将(jiāng)袜(wà)子(zi)的(de)里(lǐ)外(wài)穿(chuān)反(fǎn)了(le)。

He had his socks on inside out.

Tatoeba: Chinese by MirendaBABY · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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