Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

fǎn, fàn

Bopomofo

ㄈㄢˇ, ㄈㄢˋ

Jyutping

faan2

Example sentences

大家對這個新產品的反應很好。
大家对这个新产品的反应很好。

Everyone's reaction to this new product was good.

他的反應非常靈活。
他的反应非常灵活。

His reactions are very flexible.

反正 fǎnzhèng
不管你說什麼,反正我不會改變主意。
不管你说什么,反正我不会改变主意。

No matter what you say, I won't change my mind anyway.

fǎn
他把衣服穿反了。

He wore his clothes inside out.

他把衣服穿反了,得脫下來反過來穿。
他把衣服穿反了,得脱下来反过来穿。

He put his clothes on backwards, so he has to take them off and turn them over to wear them.

反之 fǎnzhī
你越害怕失敗,就越不敢嘗試;反之,你越常練習,就越容易進步。
你越害怕失败,就越不敢尝试;反之,你越常练习,就越容易进步。

The more you fear failure, the less you dare to try; conversely, the more often you practice, the easier it is to improve.

反倒 fǎndào
這場雨非但沒讓天氣變涼,反倒更悶熱了。
这场雨非但没让天气变凉,反倒更闷热了。

Instead of making the weather cooler, this rain actually made it more humid.

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