反 (fǎn) means Opposite (anti - rebel - again). Below are 24 of the 71 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他 反 复强调安全。
Tā fǎnfù qiángdiào ānquán.
He repeatedly emphasised safety.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 强调
我不 反 对你的想法。
Wǒ bù fǎnduì nǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
I do not object to your idea.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 反对
他的想法跟我相 反 。
Tā de xiǎngfǎ gēn wǒ xiāngfǎn.
His idea is the opposite of mine.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 相反
这样做违 反 了规定。
Zhèyàng zuò wéifǎn le guīdìng.
Doing this breaks the rules.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 违反
今年的天气很 反 常。
Jīnnián de tiānqì hěn fǎncháng.
This year's weather is very abnormal.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 反常
请看这张纸的 反 面。
Qǐng kàn zhè zhāng zhǐ de fǎnmiàn.
Please look at the other side of this sheet of paper.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 反面
他公然违 反 了规定。
Tā gōngrán wéifǎn le guīdìng.
He openly broke the rules.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 公然
人民奋起 反 抗侵略。
Rénmín fènqǐ fǎnkàng qīnlüè.
The people rose up to resist the invasion.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 侵略
炫耀只会让人 反 感。
Xuànyào zhǐ huì ràng rén fǎngǎn.
Showing off only puts people off.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 炫耀
大家都 反 对这个计划。
Dàjiā dōu fǎnduì zhège jìhuà.
Everyone is against this plan.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 反对
雨没停， 反 而下大了。
Yǔ méi tíng, fǎn'ér xià dà le.
The rain did not stop; it got heavier instead.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 反而
去不去 反 正由你决定。
Qù bú qù fǎnzhèng yóu nǐ juédìng.
Whether to go is up to you anyway.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 反正
湖面 反 射着夕阳的光。
Húmiàn fǎnshèzhe xīyáng de guāng.
The lake reflected the light of the setting sun.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 反射
失败之后要认真 反 思。
Shībài zhīhòu yào rènzhēn fǎnsī.
After a failure one should reflect seriously.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 反思
违 反 规章要承担责任。
Wéifǎn guīzhāng yào chéngdān zérèn.
Breaking the regulations carries responsibility.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 规章
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From the graded readers
三年前，我做了一个让所有人都 反 对的决定。
sānnián qián, wǒ zuòle yīgè ràng suǒyǒu rén dōu fǎnduì de / dì juédìng.
Three years ago I made a decision everybody was against.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
我准备了两个星期的稿子，第一句话就说 反 了。
wǒ zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào liǎng gè xīngqī de / dì gǎozi, dìyī jù huà jiù shuō fǎn le / liǎo / liào.
I'd prepared the script for two weeks, and I got the very first sentence backwards.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
后来我慢慢发现，休息以后我做事 反 而更快了。
hòulái wǒ mànmàn fāxiàn, xiūxi yǐhòu wǒ zuòshì fǎn'ér gèng / gēng kuài le / liǎo / liào.
Then I gradually noticed that after resting I actually worked faster.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
四年里说了那么多话，最后十分钟 反 而说不出来。
sìnián lǐ shuōle nàme duō huà, zuìhòu shífēn zhōng fǎn'ér shuō bùchū lái.
Four years of talking, and in the last ten minutes we couldn't manage anything.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
我把这个想法告诉几个朋友的时候， 反 应差不多都一样。
wǒ bǎ zhège xiǎngfǎ gàosu jǐge péngyou de / dì shíhou, fǎnyìng chàbuduō dōu yíyàng.
When I told a few friends the idea, the reaction was much the same from all of them.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
反 appears in 71 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 反
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Questions about 反
How is 反 used in a sentence?
This page shows 71 sentences using 反 (fǎn, "Opposite (anti - rebel - again)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 反 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 反 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 反?
The dictionary page for 反 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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