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 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
Results beginning with 反
 fǎn yìng to react / to respond / reaction / response / reply / chemical reaction / CL:個|个[ge4]
 fǎn yìng to mirror / to reflect / mirror image / reflection / (fig.) to report / to make known / to render
 fǎn ér instead / on the contrary / contrary (to expectations)
 fǎn duì to fight against / to oppose / to be opposed to / opposition
 fǎn zhèng anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side
 fǎn kuì to send back information / feedback
 fǎn fù repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return
 fǎn tán to bounce / to bounce back / to boomerang / to ricochet / rebound (of stock market etc) / bounce / backlash / negative repercussions
 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack
 fǎn kàng to resist / to rebel
 fǎn sī to think back over sth / to review / to revisit / to rethink / reflection / reassessment
 fǎn shè to reflect / reflection (from a mirror etc) / reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
 fǎn dào but on the contrary / but expectedly
 fǎn kǒng anti-terrorism / to fight against terrorism
 fǎn bó to retort / to refute
 fǎn gǎn to be disgusted with / to dislike / bad reaction / antipathy
 fǎn zhī on the other hand... / conversely...
 fǎn xiǎng repercussions / reaction / echo
 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself / to examine one's conscience / to question oneself / to search one's soul
 fǎn dòng reaction / reactionary
 fǎn wèn to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
 fǎn miàn reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad
 fǎn chā contrast / discrepancy
 fǎn xiàng opposite direction / reverse
 fǎn shǒu to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done
 fǎn gōng to counterattack / a counteroffensive
 fǎn guāng to reflect light
 fǎn cháng unusual / abnormal
 fǎn zhuǎn reversal / inversion / to reverse / to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc)
 fǎn huǐ to renege / to go back (on a deal) / to back out (of a promise)
 fǎn pàn to rebel / to revolt
 fǎn guān by contrast / but as for this... / viewed from another angle / subjectively / introspection
 fǎn fǔ anti-corruption
 fǎn zhàn anti-war
 fǎn rì anti-Japan
 fǎn Měi anti-American
 fǎn pū to counterattack / to come back after a defeat / to retrieve lost ground
 fǎn chāo to reverse (the score) / to pull off a comeback / to take the lead
 fǎn pài villain (of a drama etc)
 fǎn wèi retching / vomiting
 fǎn qián anti-submarine / antisubmarine
 fǎn mù to quarrel / to fall out with sb
 fǎn Huá anti-Chinese
 fǎn bǔ to support one's parents in their old age / to show filial piety / to to repay / to return a favor
 fǎn gòng anti-communist
 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent
 fǎn tān anti-corruption (policy)
 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]
 fǎn fěng irony / to satirize
 fǎn sù counterclaim / countercharge (law)
 fǎn dì anti-imperialist / anti-imperialists
 fǎn yòu anti-rightist / abbr. for 反右派鬥爭|反右派斗争[Fan3 you4 pai4 Dou4 zheng1]
 fǎn chōng recoil (of a gun) / to bounce back / backlash
 fǎn chú to ruminate / to chew the cud
 fǎn dǎng anti-party
 fǎn huà irony / ironic remark
 fǎn zhèng disproof / rebuttal / reductio ad absurdum
 fǎn yì antonymous / (genetic) antisense
 fǎn bǐ inversely proportional / inverse ratio
 fǎn zhǎng lit. to turn over one's palm / fig. everything is going very well.
 fǎn zhào reflection
 fǎn gù to glance back / fig. to regret / to have second thoughts about sth
 fǎn jié to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
 fǎn lì counterexample
 fǎn yǔ irony
 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
 fǎn bái reverse type (white on black) / reversed-out (graphics) / highlighting (of selected text on a computer screen)
 fǎn cè to toss and turn
 fǎn chǎn backhoe
 fǎn dǎo anti-missile
 fǎn diàn earthern goblet stand also known as 垿[xu4] (old)
 fǎn fāng the side opposed to the proposition (in a formal debate)
 fǎn gǔ (physiognomy) protruding bone at the back of the head, regarded as a sign of a renegade nature
 fǎn hé anti-nuclear (e.g. protest)
 fǎn jiǎn with hands behind one's back / trussed
 fǎn jiàn to feed the enemy misinformation through their own spies / to sow discord in the enemy camp
 fǎn jiǎo reflex angle
 fǎn jiē trussed / with hands tied behind the back
 fǎn jué bad guy (in a story) / villain
 fǎn kǒu to correct oneself / to renege / to break one's word
 fǎn léi countermine (v.)
 fǎn pìn to re-hire retired personnel
 fǎn shā to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant
 fǎn shēn to turn around
 fǎn shì trans- (isomer) (chemistry) / see also 順式|顺式[shun4 shi4]
 fǎn shī verse criticizing officials / satirical verse
 fǎn shuǐ turncoat / traitor
 fǎn suān acid reflux / regurgitation
 fǎn suǒ locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
 fǎn tè to thwart enemy espionage / to engage in counterespionage
 fǎn wū to make a false countercharge
 fǎn wū to accuse the victim (while being the guilty party)
 fǎn Xí anti-Xi (Jinping)
 fǎn yǎn inversion (geometry)
 fǎn Yīng anti-English
 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]
 fǎn zhì to take countermeasures against / to hit back / to counter
 fǎn zhuàng recoil (of a gun)
 fǎn zuǐ to answer back / to contradict / to renege / to go back on one's word
 fǎn zuò to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)
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 fǎn guo lái conversely / in reverse order / in an opposite direction
 fǎn qīng xiāo anti-dumping
 fǎn fǔ bài to oppose corruption / anti-graft (measures, policy etc)
 fǎn duì pài opposition faction
 fǎn gé mìng counterrevolutionary
 fǎn zhèng fǔ anti-government (protest)
 fǎn duì piào dissenting vote
 fǎn tǎn kè anti-tank
 fǎn yìng duī reactor
 fǎn jiàn dié counterintelligence / protection against espionage
 fǎn lǒng duàn antitrust
 fǎn duì dǎng opposition (political) party
 fǎn shèn tòu anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces) / (chemistry) reverse osmosis
 fǎn yìng qì reactor
  anti-money-laundering
 fǎn dòng pài reactionaries
 fǎn guāng jìng reflector (typically concave, as in a torch) / mirror (typically plane or convex)
 fǎn yì cí antonym
 fǎn zuò yòng opposite reaction
  Anti-Corruption Agency
 fǎn wù zhì antimatter
 fǎn shè jìng reflector
 fǎn shè guāng to reflect light / reflection / reflected light
齿 fǎn jù chǐ anti-aliasing
 fǎn tān wū anticorruption
 fǎn yìng guō (chemical engineering) reaction vessel / reaction tank
 fǎn kàng zhě rebel
 fǎn jiàn jì stratagem of sowing dissension / CL:條|条[tiao2]
 fǎn hán shù inverse function (math.)
 fǎn yìng shì equation of a chemical reaction
 fǎn zǒu sī to oppose smuggling / anti-contraband (measures, policy etc)
 fǎn zhèng fǎ reductio ad absurdum
  nuclear reactivity / reactivity
  albedo
  counterinsurgency
  reflex mallet / reflex hammer
  back extraction
  counterclaim
  antisense
  anti-submarine
  anti-forces
  counter-proliferation
  anti-submarine warfare
 fǎn chōng lì backlash / recoil / reactive force
 fǎn cuò shī counter-measures
 fǎn dǎo dàn anti-missile
 fǎn diàn zǐ positron / also called 正電子|正电子[zheng4 dian4 zi3]
 fǎn diàn zǐ positron / also called 正電子|正电子[zheng4 dian4 zi3]
 fǎn duì guó objecting State
 fǎn fāng wèi back bearing
Approximate Results for 反
 wéi fǎn to violate (a law)
 xiāng fǎn opposite / contrary
  single lens reflex
 zào fǎn to rebel / to revolt
 zhèng fǎn positive and negative / pros and cons / inside and outside
 píng fǎn to redress (an injustice) / to rehabilitate (sb whose reputation was unjustly sullied)
 nì fǎn rebellious behavior / opposite / ob-
 móu fǎn to plot a rebellion / to conspire against the state
 cè fǎn to instigate (rebellion etc) / incitement (e.g. to desertion within opposing camp)
 dào fǎn instead / on the contrary / contrary (to expectations)
 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 chuān fǎn to wear inside out (clothes)
 gāo fǎn altitude sickness / abbr. for 高原反應|高原反应[gao1 yuan2 fan3 ying4]
 sān fǎn "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
 zì fǎn to introspect / to self-reflect / (math.) reflexive
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 chàng fǎn diào to express a different view / to take a different position
 chéng fǎn bǐ to vary inversely / inversely proportional to
 zào fǎn pài rebel faction
 fù fǎn yìng side reaction
 fù fǎn kuì negative feedback
 hé fǎn yìng nuclear reaction
 hé fǎn jī nuclear counter strike
  side reaction
 dān fǎn jī see 單反相機|单反相机[dan1 fan3 xiang4 ji1]
 jǔ fǎn zhèng to disprove
 nì fǎn yìng reverse reaction / counterreaction / inverse response
 wō li fǎn see 窩裡鬥|窝里斗[wo1 li5 dou4]
 yún fǎn kuì cloud feedback
360度  360-degree feedback
 bù liáng fǎn yìng adverse reaction
 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
 qià qià xiāng fǎn just the opposite
 huà xué fǎn yìng chemical reaction
 shì dé qí fǎn to produce the opposite of the desired result
 tiáo jiàn fǎn shè conditioned reflex
 jǔ yī fǎn sān to raise one and infer three / to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom) / very easy / no effort at all
 yī fǎn cháng tài complete change from the normal state (idiom) / quite uncharacteristic / entirely outside the norm / out of character
 zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)
 lián suǒ fǎn yìng chain reaction
 dān fǎn xiàng jī single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
 nì fǎn xīn lǐ reverse psychology
 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
 hé fǎn yìng duī nuclear reactor
 bō luàn fǎn zhèng bring order out of chaos / set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder
 guān bī mín fǎn a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom) / a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
 bào běn fǎn shǐ ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
 fū qī fǎn mù man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes) / marital strife
 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
 nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō see 弄巧成拙[nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1]
 wù jí bì fǎn when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
 yì yú fǎn zhǎng see 易如反掌[yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3]
 yù yì fǎn sǔn wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) / good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears.
  endothermic reaction
  material breach
  climate response
  equilibrium response
  step reaction
  hypersusceptibility
  water stress
  embargo breach
  biochemical response
  evidence to the contrary
  spallation reaction
  deliberate response
  basic reaction
  social response
  policy response
广  wide-angle reflection
  negative reactor / non-reactor
 biàn tài fǎn yìng allergic response / allergy
 bù róng fǎn huǐ estoppel
 chāo mǐn fǎn yìng hypersensitivity
 duō cì fǎn shè multiple reflection / multiple
 fàng rè fǎn yìng exothermic reaction
 gāo yuán fǎn yìng altitude sickness / acute mountain sickness / abbr. to 高反[gao1 fan3]
 gòng fǎn shè diǎn common depth point / common reflection point
 gōng rán wéi fǎn blatant violation
 guò mǐn fǎn yìng allergic reaction
 jiǎo gōng fǎn zhāng opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis
 jī jí fǎn yìng active response / energetic response
 jìn zhǐ fǎn yán estoppel
 jù biàn fǎn yìng nuclear fusion
 kān luàn píng fǎn to suppress a rebellion (idiom)
 kǎo jì fǎn kuì performance feedback
 liàn shì fǎn yìng chain reaction
 liú dàng wàng fǎn to stray and forget to return
 miǎn yì fǎn yìng immune response
 ǒu lián fǎn yìng chain reaction (chemistry)
 qiáng liè fǎn duì to oppose strongly / violently opposed to
 qì hòu fǎn kuì climate feedback
 sān fǎn yùn dòng "Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
 shì bù fǎn huǐ to vow not to break one's promise
 sù fǎn yùn dòng purge of counterrevolutionaries (esp. Mao's purge of hidden counterrevolutionaries 1955-56 and Stalin's Great Purge 1936-38)
 tiáo jiàn fǎn yìng conditioned response
 tóng yì fǎn fù tautology
 wéi fǎn shuì fǎ tax violation
 wéi fǎn xiàn fǎ to violate the constitution
 yán xìng fǎn yìng inflammation response
 yī fǎn wǎng cháng contrary to usual / unlike what usually happens
 yìng jī fǎn yìng (physiological etc) stress
 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]
 zhèng fǎn liǎng miàn two-way / reversible / both sides of the coin
 zhì huàn fǎn yìng single
C-反  C-reactive protein
1000瓦  1,000 watt inverter
 shēng wù fǎn yìng qì bioreactor
  pressurized water reactor
  boiling water reactor
  unresponsive patient
  Early Warning and Response
  cloud albedo
  step reaction
  Audit Response Unit
  water-cooled reactor
  surface albedo
  surface albedo
  ammoxidation
  zero energy reactor / zero power reactor
  pool reactor
  feed preparation system / chemical reactor
  seismic reflection / seismic reflection technique / seismic reflection method
  single lens reflex
  polar anticyclone
  nuclear chain reaction
  electronic attack / electronic countermeasures
  ceramic-fueled reactor / ceramic reactor
  picked reflector
  leaderless resistance
  pick (v.) a reflector
  nuclear power reactor / power reactor
  low-distortion country
  electronic counter-countermeasures
  electronic counter-countermeasures
 dòng lì fǎn yìng duī power reactor
 fēi tiáo jiàn fǎn shè unconditioned reflex (physiology)
 fù fēn jiě fǎn yìng metathesis (chemistry)
 guò mǐn xìng fǎn yìng allergic reaction / hypersensitive reaction / anaphylaxis
 hé lián suǒ fǎn yìng nuclear chain reaction
 líng piān yí fǎn shè zero-offset reflection
 píng fāng chéng fǎn bǐ proportional to inverse square (physics)
 píng fāng fǎn bǐ lu:4 inverse square law (physics)
 qīng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī light water reactor (LWR)
 rè hé fǎn yìng duī thermal reactor
 r tóng fǎn wū rǎn Kids Against Pollution
 shēng chǎn fǎn yìng duī production reactor
 yán jiū fǎn yìng duī research reactor
 yuán zǐ fǎn yìng duī atomic reactor
 zēng zhí fǎn yìng duī breeder reactor
 zhòng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī heavy water reactor (HWR)
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