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翻

fān · fan

Traditional 飜

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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fān 翻

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

fān 飜

  1. variant of 翻 (fān)
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Flipping through a recipe book

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)翻(fān)什么(shénme)？

    What are you flipping through?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)翻(fān)这本(zhèběn)菜谱(càipǔ)，想(xiǎng)找(zhǎo)一个(yīgè)简单的(jiǎndānde)菜(cài)。

    I am flipping through this recipe book, looking for a simple dish.

  3. Liangliang

    这本(zhèběn)菜谱(càipǔ)太厚(tàihòu)了(le)，你(nǐ)翻到(fāndào)第几页(dìjǐyè)了(le)？

    This recipe book is too thick. Which page did you get to?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)翻(fān)了(le)二十页(èrshíyè)，每个(měigè)菜(cài)都(dōu)很难(hěnnán)。

    I flipped twenty pages. Every dish is hard.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)翻到(fāndào)最后(zuìhòu)一页(yīyè)，那里(nàli)有(yǒu)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)就能(jiùnéng)做好(zuòhǎo)的(de)菜(cài)。

    Flip to the last page. It has dishes you can make in ten minutes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)艘(sōu)船(chuán)失(shī)去(qù)平(píng)衡(héng)，翻(fān)了(le)过(guò)来(lái)。

The ship keeled over and capsized.

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

02

背(bèi)心(xīn)反(fǎn)了(le)， 要(yào)翻(fān)一(yí)个(gè)面(miàn)。

You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.

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

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