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反 fǎn 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[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
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反应 fǎn yìng to react / to respond / reaction / response / reply / chemical reaction / CL:個|个[ge4]
反映 fǎn yìng to mirror / to reflect / mirror image / reflection / (fig.) to report / to make known / to render
反而 fǎn ér instead / on the contrary / contrary (to expectations)
反对 fǎn duì to fight against / to oppose / to be opposed to / opposition
反正 fǎn zhèng anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side
反馈 fǎn kuì to send back information / feedback
反复 fǎn fù repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return
反弹 fǎn tán to bounce / to bounce back / to boomerang / to ricochet / rebound (of stock market etc) / bounce / backlash / negative repercussions
反击 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack
反抗 fǎn kàng to resist / to rebel
反思 fǎn sī to think back over sth / to review / to revisit / to rethink / reflection / reassessment
反射 fǎn shè to reflect / reflection (from a mirror etc) / reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
反倒 fǎn dào but on the contrary / but expectedly
反恐 fǎn kǒng anti-terrorism / to fight against terrorism
反驳 fǎn bó to retort / to refute
反感 fǎn gǎn to be disgusted with / to dislike / bad reaction / antipathy
反之 fǎn zhī on the other hand... / conversely...
反响 fǎn xiǎng repercussions / reaction / echo
反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself / to examine one's conscience / to question oneself / to search one's soul
反动 fǎn dòng reaction / reactionary
反问 fǎn wèn to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
反面 fǎn miàn reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad
反差 fǎn chā contrast / discrepancy
反向 fǎn xiàng opposite direction / reverse
反手 fǎn shǒu to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done
反攻 fǎn gōng to counterattack / a counteroffensive
反光 fǎn guāng to reflect light
反常 fǎn cháng unusual / abnormal
反转 fǎn zhuǎn reversal / inversion / to reverse / to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc)
反悔 fǎn huǐ to renege / to go back (on a deal) / to back out (of a promise)
反叛 fǎn pàn to rebel / to revolt
反观 fǎn guān by contrast / but as for this... / viewed from another angle / subjectively / introspection
反腐 fǎn fǔ anti-corruption
反战 fǎn zhàn anti-war
反日 fǎn rì anti-Japan
反美 fǎn Měi anti-American
反扑 fǎn pū to counterattack / to come back after a defeat / to retrieve lost ground
反超 fǎn chāo to reverse (the score) / to pull off a comeback / to take the lead
反派 fǎn pài villain (of a drama etc)
反胃 fǎn wèi retching / vomiting
反潜 fǎn qián anti-submarine / antisubmarine
反目 fǎn mù to quarrel / to fall out with sb
反华 fǎn Huá anti-Chinese
反哺 fǎn bǔ to support one's parents in their old age / to show filial piety / to to repay / to return a favor
反共 fǎn gòng anti-communist
反串 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent
反贪 fǎn tān anti-corruption (policy)
反清 fǎn Qīng anti-Qing / refers to the revolutionary movements in late 19th and early 20th century leading up to 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4]
反讽 fǎn fěng irony / to satirize
反诉 fǎn sù counterclaim / countercharge (law)
反帝 fǎn dì anti-imperialist / anti-imperialists
反右 fǎn yòu anti-rightist / abbr. for 反右派鬥爭|反右派斗争[Fan3 you4 pai4 Dou4 zheng1]
反冲 fǎn chōng recoil (of a gun) / to bounce back / backlash
反刍 fǎn chú to ruminate / to chew the cud
反党 fǎn dǎng anti-party
反话 fǎn huà irony / ironic remark
反证 fǎn zhèng disproof / rebuttal / reductio ad absurdum
反义 fǎn yì antonymous / (genetic) antisense
反比 fǎn bǐ inversely proportional / inverse ratio
反掌 fǎn zhǎng lit. to turn over one's palm / fig. everything is going very well.
反照 fǎn zhào reflection
反顾 fǎn gù to glance back / fig. to regret / to have second thoughts about sth
反诘 fǎn jié to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
反例 fǎn lì counterexample
反语 fǎn yǔ irony
反切 fǎn qiè traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone
反白 fǎn bái reverse type (white on black) / reversed-out (graphics) / highlighting (of selected text on a computer screen)
反侧 fǎn cè to toss and turn
反铲 fǎn chǎn backhoe
反导 fǎn dǎo anti-missile
反坫 fǎn diàn earthern goblet stand also known as 垿[xu4] (old)
反方 fǎn fāng the side opposed to the proposition (in a formal debate)
反骨 fǎn gǔ (physiognomy) protruding bone at the back of the head, regarded as a sign of a renegade nature
反核 fǎn hé anti-nuclear (e.g. protest)
反剪 fǎn jiǎn with hands behind one's back / trussed
反间 fǎn jiàn to feed the enemy misinformation through their own spies / to sow discord in the enemy camp
反角 fǎn jiǎo reflex angle
反接 fǎn jiē trussed / with hands tied behind the back
反角 fǎn jué bad guy (in a story) / villain
反口 fǎn kǒu to correct oneself / to renege / to break one's word
反雷 fǎn léi countermine (v.)
反聘 fǎn pìn to re-hire retired personnel
反杀 fǎn shā to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant
反身 fǎn shēn to turn around
反式 fǎn shì trans- (isomer) (chemistry) / see also 順式|顺式[shun4 shi4]
反诗 fǎn shī verse criticizing officials / satirical verse
反水 fǎn shuǐ turncoat / traitor
反酸 fǎn suān acid reflux / regurgitation
反锁 fǎn suǒ locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
反特 fǎn tè to thwart enemy espionage / to engage in counterespionage
反诬 fǎn wū to make a false countercharge
反污 fǎn wū to accuse the victim (while being the guilty party)
反习 fǎn Xí anti-Xi (Jinping)
反演 fǎn yǎn inversion (geometry)
反英 fǎn Yīng anti-English
反袁 fǎn Yuán opposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] in National Protection War 護國戰爭|护国战争[Hu4 guo2 Zhan4 zheng1] 1915-1916 / same as 反袁鬥爭|反袁斗争[fan3 Yuan2 dou4 zheng1]
反制 fǎn zhì to take countermeasures against / to hit back / to counter
反撞 fǎn zhuàng recoil (of a gun)
反嘴 fǎn zuǐ to answer back / to contradict / to renege / to go back on one's word
反坐 fǎn zuò to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)
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反过来 fǎn guo lái conversely / in reverse order / in an opposite direction
反倾销 fǎn qīng xiāo anti-dumping
反腐败 fǎn fǔ bài to oppose corruption / anti-graft (measures, policy etc)
反对派 fǎn duì pài opposition faction
反革命 fǎn gé mìng counterrevolutionary
反政府 fǎn zhèng fǔ anti-government (protest)
反对票 fǎn duì piào dissenting vote
反坦克 fǎn tǎn kè anti-tank
反应堆 fǎn yìng duī reactor
反间谍 fǎn jiàn dié counterintelligence / protection against espionage
反垄断 fǎn lǒng duàn antitrust
反对党 fǎn duì dǎng opposition (political) party
反渗透 fǎn shèn tòu anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces) / (chemistry) reverse osmosis
反应器 fǎn yìng qì reactor
反洗钱  anti-money-laundering
反动派 fǎn dòng pài reactionaries
反光镜 fǎn guāng jìng reflector (typically concave, as in a torch) / mirror (typically plane or convex)
反义词 fǎn yì cí antonym
反作用 fǎn zuò yòng opposite reaction
反贪局  Anti-Corruption Agency
反物质 fǎn wù zhì antimatter
反射镜 fǎn shè jìng reflector
反射光 fǎn shè guāng to reflect light / reflection / reflected light
反锯齿 fǎn jù chǐ anti-aliasing
反贪污 fǎn tān wū anticorruption
反应锅 fǎn yìng guō (chemical engineering) reaction vessel / reaction tank
反抗者 fǎn kàng zhě rebel
反间计 fǎn jiàn jì stratagem of sowing dissension / CL:條|条[tiao2]
反函数 fǎn hán shù inverse function (math.)
反应式 fǎn yìng shì equation of a chemical reaction
反走私 fǎn zǒu sī to oppose smuggling / anti-contraband (measures, policy etc)
反证法 fǎn zhèng fǎ reductio ad absurdum
反应率  nuclear reactivity / reactivity
反射率  albedo
反叛乱  counterinsurgency
反射锤  reflex mallet / reflex hammer
反萃取  back extraction
反索赔  counterclaim
反义链  antisense
反潜艇  anti-submarine
反力量  anti-forces
反扩散  counter-proliferation
反潜战  anti-submarine warfare
反冲力 fǎn chōng lì backlash / recoil / reactive force
反措施 fǎn cuò shī counter-measures
反导弹 fǎn dǎo dàn anti-missile
反電子 fǎn diàn zǐ positron / also called 正電子|正电子[zheng4 dian4 zi3]
反电子 fǎn diàn zǐ positron / also called 正電子|正电子[zheng4 dian4 zi3]
反对国 fǎn duì guó objecting State
反方位 fǎn fāng wèi back bearing
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违反 wéi fǎn to violate (a law)
相反 xiāng fǎn opposite / contrary
单反  single lens reflex
造反 zào fǎn to rebel / to revolt
正反 zhèng fǎn positive and negative / pros and cons / inside and outside
平反 píng fǎn to redress (an injustice) / to rehabilitate (sb whose reputation was unjustly sullied)
逆反 nì fǎn rebellious behavior / opposite / ob-
谋反 móu fǎn to plot a rebellion / to conspire against the state
策反 cè fǎn to instigate (rebellion etc) / incitement (e.g. to desertion within opposing camp)
倒反 dào fǎn instead / on the contrary / contrary (to expectations)
肃反 sù fǎn to eliminate counterrevolutionaries (abbr. for 肅清反革命分子|肃清反革命分子[su4 qing1 fan3 ge2 ming4 fen4 zi3])
穿反 chuān fǎn to wear inside out (clothes)
高反 gāo fǎn altitude sickness / abbr. for 高原反應|高原反应[gao1 yuan2 fan3 ying4]
三反 sān fǎn "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
自反 zì fǎn to introspect / to self-reflect / (math.) reflexive
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唱反调 chàng fǎn diào to express a different view / to take a different position
成反比 chéng fǎn bǐ to vary inversely / inversely proportional to
造反派 zào fǎn pài rebel faction
副反应 fù fǎn yìng side reaction
负反馈 fù fǎn kuì negative feedback
核反应 hé fǎn yìng nuclear reaction
核反击 hé fǎn jī nuclear counter strike
支反应  side reaction
单反机 dān fǎn jī see 單反相機|单反相机[dan1 fan3 xiang4 ji1]
举反证 jǔ fǎn zhèng to disprove
逆反应 nì fǎn yìng reverse reaction / counterreaction / inverse response
窝里反 wō li fǎn see 窩裡鬥|窝里斗[wo1 li5 dou4]
云反馈 yún fǎn kuì cloud feedback
360度反馈  360-degree feedback
不良反应 bù liáng fǎn yìng adverse reaction
义无反顾 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts
恰恰相反 qià qià xiāng fǎn just the opposite
化学反应 huà xué fǎn yìng chemical reaction
适得其反 shì dé qí fǎn to produce the opposite of the desired result
条件反射 tiáo jiàn fǎn shè conditioned reflex
举一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān to raise one and infer three / to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom) / very easy / no effort at all
一反常态 yī fǎn cháng tài complete change from the normal state (idiom) / quite uncharacteristic / entirely outside the norm / out of character
辗转反侧 zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)
连锁反应 lián suǒ fǎn yìng chain reaction
单反相机 dān fǎn xiàng jī single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
逆反心理 nì fǎn xīn lǐ reverse psychology
出尔反尔 chū ěr fǎn ěr old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius) / modern: to go back on one's word / to blow hot and cold / to contradict oneself / inconsistent
核反应堆 hé fǎn yìng duī nuclear reactor
拨乱反正 bō luàn fǎn zhèng bring order out of chaos / set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder
官逼民反 guān bī mín fǎn a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom) / a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
报本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
夫妻反目 fū qī fǎn mù man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes) / marital strife
回光反照 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
弄巧反拙 nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō see 弄巧成拙[nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1]
物极必反 wù jí bì fǎn when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
易于反掌 yì yú fǎn zhǎng see 易如反掌[yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3]
欲益反损 yù yì fǎn sǔn wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) / good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears.
吸热反应  endothermic reaction
重大违反  material breach
气候反应  climate response
平衡反应  equilibrium response
逐步反应  step reaction
高敏反应  hypersusceptibility
缺水反应  water stress
违反禁运  embargo breach
生化反应  biochemical response
相反证据  evidence to the contrary
散裂反应  spallation reaction
周密反应  deliberate response
碱性反应  basic reaction
社会反应  social response
政策反应  policy response
广角反射  wide-angle reflection
无反应者  negative reactor / non-reactor
变态反应 biàn tài fǎn yìng allergic response / allergy
不容反悔 bù róng fǎn huǐ estoppel
超敏反应 chāo mǐn fǎn yìng hypersensitivity
多次反射 duō cì fǎn shè multiple reflection / multiple
放热反应 fàng rè fǎn yìng exothermic reaction
高原反应 gāo yuán fǎn yìng altitude sickness / acute mountain sickness / abbr. to 高反[gao1 fan3]
共反射点 gòng fǎn shè diǎn common depth point / common reflection point
公然违反 gōng rán wéi fǎn blatant violation
过敏反应 guò mǐn fǎn yìng allergic reaction
角弓反张 jiǎo gōng fǎn zhāng opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis
积极反应 jī jí fǎn yìng active response / energetic response
禁止反言 jìn zhǐ fǎn yán estoppel
聚变反应 jù biàn fǎn yìng nuclear fusion
戡乱平反 kān luàn píng fǎn to suppress a rebellion (idiom)
考绩反馈 kǎo jì fǎn kuì performance feedback
链式反应 liàn shì fǎn yìng chain reaction
流宕忘反 liú dàng wàng fǎn to stray and forget to return
免疫反应 miǎn yì fǎn yìng immune response
偶联反应 ǒu lián fǎn yìng chain reaction (chemistry)
强烈反对 qiáng liè fǎn duì to oppose strongly / violently opposed to
气候反馈 qì hòu fǎn kuì climate feedback
三反运动 sān fǎn yùn dòng "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
誓不反悔 shì bù fǎn huǐ to vow not to break one's promise
肃反运动 sù fǎn yùn dòng purge of counterrevolutionaries (esp. Mao's purge of hidden counterrevolutionaries 1955-56 and Stalin's Great Purge 1936-38)
条件反应 tiáo jiàn fǎn yìng conditioned response
同义反复 tóng yì fǎn fù tautology
违反税法 wéi fǎn shuì fǎ tax violation
违反宪法 wéi fǎn xiàn fǎ to violate the constitution
炎性反应 yán xìng fǎn yìng inflammation response
一反往常 yī fǎn wǎng cháng contrary to usual / unlike what usually happens
应激反应 yìng jī fǎn yìng (physiological etc) stress
镇反运动 Zhèn fǎn Yùn dòng Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries (PRC political campaign from 1950-1952), abbr. for 鎮壓反革命運動|镇压反革命运动[Zhen4 ya1 Fan3 ge2 ming4 Yun4 dong4]
正反两面 zhèng fǎn liǎng miàn two-way / reversible / both sides of the coin
置换反应 zhì huàn fǎn yìng single
C-反应蛋白  C-reactive protein
1000瓦反相器  1,000 watt inverter
生物反应器 shēng wù fǎn yìng qì bioreactor
压水反应堆  pressurized water reactor
沸水反应堆  boiling water reactor
无反应患者  unresponsive patient
预警与反应  Early Warning and Response
云的反照率  cloud albedo
阶段式反应  step reaction
审计反应股  Audit Response Unit
水冷反应堆  water-cooled reactor
表面反照率  surface albedo
表面反射率  surface albedo
氨氧化反应  ammoxidation
零能反应堆  zero energy reactor / zero power reactor
池式反应堆  pool reactor
化学反应器  feed preparation system / chemical reactor
地震反射法  seismic reflection / seismic reflection technique / seismic reflection method
单镜头反光  single lens reflex
极地反气旋  polar anticyclone
核链式反应  nuclear chain reaction
电子反措施  electronic attack / electronic countermeasures
陶瓷反应堆  ceramic-fueled reactor / ceramic reactor
定向反射器  picked reflector
无领袖反抗  leaderless resistance
选择反射面  pick (v.) a reflector
核能反应堆  nuclear power reactor / power reactor
低反常国家  low-distortion country
电子反对抗  electronic counter-countermeasures
电子反干扰  electronic counter-countermeasures
动力反应堆 dòng lì fǎn yìng duī power reactor
非条件反射 fēi tiáo jiàn fǎn shè unconditioned reflex (physiology)
复分解反应 fù fēn jiě fǎn yìng metathesis (chemistry)
过敏性反应 guò mǐn xìng fǎn yìng allergic reaction / hypersensitive reaction / anaphylaxis
核连锁反应 hé lián suǒ fǎn yìng nuclear chain reaction
零偏移反射 líng piān yí fǎn shè zero-offset reflection
平方成反比 píng fāng chéng fǎn bǐ proportional to inverse square (physics)
平方反比律 píng fāng fǎn bǐ lu:4 inverse square law (physics)
轻水反应堆 qīng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī light water reactor (LWR)
热核反应堆 rè hé fǎn yìng duī thermal reactor
儿童反污染 r tóng fǎn wū rǎn Kids Against Pollution
生产反应堆 shēng chǎn fǎn yìng duī production reactor
研究反应堆 yán jiū fǎn yìng duī research reactor
原子反应堆 yuán zǐ fǎn yìng duī atomic reactor
增殖反应堆 zēng zhí fǎn yìng duī breeder reactor
重水反应堆 zhòng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī heavy water reactor (HWR)
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