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xiāng fǎn · xiang fan

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Meaning

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  1. opposite
  2. contrary
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Always opposite

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)好(hǎo)冷(lěng)啊(a)，对吧(duìba)？

    It is so cold today, right?

  2. Liangliang

    相反(xiāngfǎn)，我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)很(hěn)热(rè)。

    On the contrary, I think it is hot.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们俩(wǒmenliǎ)的(de)想法(xiǎngfa)总是(zǒngshì)相反(xiāngfǎn)。

    Our ideas are always opposite.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)同意(tóngyì)。

    I disagree.

  5. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，又(yòu)相反(xiāngfǎn)了(le)！

    See, opposite again!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)可(kě)能(néng)是(shì)对(duì)的(de)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)和(hé)你(nǐ)意(yì)见(jiàn)相(xiāng)反(fǎn)。

You may be right, but I am against your opinion.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by piterkeo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

正(zhèng)好(hǎo)相(xiāng)反(fǎn)，我(wǒ)从(cóng)没(méi)说(shuō)过(guò)这(zhè)样(yàng)的(de)话(huà)。

On the contrary, I've never said such a thing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bfsutian · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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