opposite, reverse, against

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
fǎn
duì
zhè
ge

He opposes this proposal

2
duì
zhè
ge
xiāo
fǎn
yìng
hěn
píng
jìng

His reaction to this news was very calm

3
yìng
de
fǎn
miàn
shì
guó
huī

The reverse side of the coin has the national emblem

4
fǎn
duì
zhè
ge
huà

I oppose this plan.

5
fǎn
duì
zài
gōng
gòng
chǎng
suǒ
yān

He opposes smoking in public places.

6
duō
rén
fǎn
duì
zhè
xiàng
xīn
zhèng
yīn
wèi
néng
yǐng
xiǎng
huán
jìng

Many people oppose this new policy because it might affect the environment.

7
huān
hóng
xiāng
fǎn
huān
lán

I like red, but he, on the contrary, likes blue.

8
wéi
huì
tóng
jié
guǒ
xiāng
fǎn
jiān
jué
fǎn
duì

I thought he would agree, but on the contrary, he firmly opposed it.

9
de
guān
diǎn
zhǔ
liú
jiàn
wán
quán
xiāng
fǎn
què
dào
le
shǎo
zhī
chí

His viewpoint is completely opposite to the mainstream opinion, yet it has gained considerable support.

10
fǎn
shuō
hǎo

He repeatedly says 'hello'.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes4
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#741
Zhuyinㄈㄢˇ
Components
UnicodeU+53CD
CangjieHE
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality