反
Meanings
1. contrary
2. in reverse
3. inside out or upside down
4. to reverse
5. to return
6. to oppose
7. opposite
8. against
9. anti-
10. to rebel
11. to use analogy
12. instead
13. abbr. for 反切 (fǎnqiè) phonetic system
Characters used
Examples11
她 把 画 挂 反 了。
She hung the picture upside down.
如果 必要 的话, 我 不 反 对 付 特别 费用。
I have no objection to paying a special fee if it is necessary.
你 把 帽子 戴 反 了。
You've put your hat on backwards.
师傅, 方向 反 了, 我 要 去 东边, 你 怎么 往 西边 开?
Driver, you're driving in the opposite direction. I want to go east. Why are you driving west?
你 把 书 拿 反 了, 这 是 反面, 这 才 是 正面。
You're holding the book upside-down. This is upside-down and this is right-side up.
今日 在 德国, 反 暴力 集会 着落 到 了 德国 的 很 多 城市, 包括 周一 在 汉堡 附近 一 场 纵火 袭击 中3 名 突厥 人 被 杀害 的 地方。
In Germany today, anti-violence rallies took place in several cities, including one near Hamburg where three Turks were killed in an arson attack on Monday.