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相反 (xiāng fǎn): Opposite (Adjective, Conjunction) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

相 • xiāng • mutual; each other; to observe; appearance
xiāng相

mutual; each other; to observe; appearance

反 • fǎn • opposite, reverse, against
fǎn反

opposite, reverse, against

Word Info

Pinyinxiāng fǎn
Meaningopposite; on the contrary
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective, Conjunction
4.

Readings & Senses

xiāng fǎn(xiang fan)
1. [adjective/conjunction]opposite; on the contrary[HSK4]
2. [adjective/conjunction]opposite; on the contrary[HSK 3.0 · L4]
5.

How to Use 相反 in Sentences

Preposition + Adjectivewith与
yǔ与
.
.
.
xiāng相
fǎn反
neutral
contrary to...
Adjective + Nounwith方向
xiāng相
fǎn反
de的
fāng方
xiàng向
Adverb + Adjectivewith完全
wán完
quán全
xiāng相
fǎn反
Idiomwith恰恰
qià恰
qià恰
xiāng相
fǎn反
6.

Example Sentences with 相反

wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
hóng红
sè色
，
tā

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 相反.

  • 登机牌dēng jī páiboarding pass
  • 出差chū chāigo on business trip
  • 饼干bǐng gāncookie; biscuit
  • 怀疑huái yídoubt
  • 关键guān jiàncrucial (point)
  • 对于duì yúabout; with regard to
  • 乘坐chéng zuòto ride (in a vehicle)
  • 短信duǎn xìntext message; SMS
  • 法律fǎ lǜlaw
  • 交流jiāo liúexchange; communication
  • 毕业bì yègraduate
  • 方式fāng shìway; fashion; pattern
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 相反.

Words with 相
  • 照相zhào xiàngto take a photograph
  • 相信xiāng xìnto believe
  • 相机xiàng jīcamera (abbr. for 照相机)
  • 照相机
neutral
opposite direction
neutral
completely opposite
formal
on the contrary
他
xiāng相
fǎn反
，
xǐ喜
huan欢
lán蓝
sè色
。
I like red, but he, on the contrary, likes blue.
yǔ与
yù预
qī期
xiāng相
fǎn反
，
zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
fǎn反
ér而
jiā加
shēn深
le了
shuāng双
fāng方
de的
fēn分
qí歧
。
Contrary to expectations, this meeting actually deepened the differences between the two sides.
nán难
dào道
nǐ你
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
hé和
wǒ我
de的
wán完
quán全
xiāng相
fǎn反
ma吗
？
Is your opinion completely opposite to mine?
bié别
yǐ以
wéi为
tā他
huì会
tuì退
suō缩
，
shì事
shí实
kě可
néng能
zhèng正
hǎo好
xiāng相
fǎn反
。
Don't think he will back down; the reality might be quite the opposite.
tā他
de的
guān观
diǎn点
yǔ与
zhǔ主
liú流
yì意
jiàn见
wán完
quán全
xiāng相
fǎn反
，
què却
dé得
dào到
le了
bù不
shǎo少
zhī支
chí持
。
His viewpoint is completely opposite to the mainstream opinion, yet it has gained considerable support.
zhào xiàng jī
camera
  • 互相hù xiāngeach other
  • 相互xiāng hùeach other
  • 相同xiāng tóngsame
  • 相比xiāng bǐto compare
    • Words with 反
    • 反对fǎn duìto fight against; to opposed to something
    • 反复fǎn fùrepeatedly; again and again; over and over
    • 反应fǎn yìngreaction; response; repercussion
    • 反映fǎn yìngto mirror
    • 反正fǎn zhènganyway; anyhow; in any case
    • 反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead
    • 违反wéi fǎnto violate; transgress; infringe
    • 反之fǎn zhīconversely; on the contrary; otherwise