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倒反
dào fǎn
Pinyin
Definition
倒反
-
dào fǎn
instead
on the contrary
contrary (to expectations)
Character Decomposition
倒
亻
至
刂
反
⺁
又
Related Words
(20)
倒
dǎo
1
to fall
2
to collapse
3
to lie horizontally
4
to overthrow
5
to fail
6
to go bankrupt
7
to change (trains or buses)
8
to move around
9
to resell at a profit
反应
fǎn yìng
1
to react
2
to respond
3
reaction
4
response
5
reply
6
chemical reaction
7
CL:個|个[gè]
反正
fǎn zhèng
1
anyway
2
in any case
3
to come over from the enemy's side
一边倒
yī biān dǎo
1
to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side
2
to support unconditionally
倒下
dǎo xià
1
to collapse
2
to topple over
倒地
dǎo dì
1
to fall to the ground
倒影
dào yǐng
1
inverted image
2
reversed image (e.g. upside down)
倒数
dào shǔ
1
to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
2
to count down
3
from the bottom (lines on a page)
4
from the back (rows of seats)
倒映
dào yìng
1
to reflect (producing an inverted image)
倒流
dào liú
1
to flow backwards
2
reverse flow
倒立
dào lì
1
a handstand
2
to turn upside down
3
to stand on one's head
4
upside down
倒计时
dào jì shí
1
to count down
2
countdown
倒贴
dào tiē
1
to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
倒车
dǎo chē
1
to change buses, trains etc
倒退
dào tuì
1
to fall back
2
to go in reverse
倒闭
dǎo bì
1
to go bankrupt
2
to close down
倒霉
dǎo méi
1
to have bad luck
2
to be out of luck
倒头
dǎo tóu
1
to lie down
2
to die
倒腾
dǎo teng
1
to move
2
to shift
3
to exchange
4
to buy and sell
5
peddling
倾倒
qīng dǎo
1
to topple over
2
to greatly admire
Idioms
(20)
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
1
complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
2
entirely outside the norm
3
out of character
倒悬之危
dào xuán zhī wēi
1
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2
dire straits
倒悬之急
dào xuán zhī jí
1
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2
dire straits
倒悬之苦
dào xuán zhī kǔ
1
lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2
dire straits
倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá
1
lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
2
to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
1
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
2
to try to turn back history
3
a perverse way of doing things
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
1
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
1
old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
2
to blow hot and cold
3
to contradict oneself
4
inconsistent
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
1
to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
2
to retort
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
1
lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
1
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
1
to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
1
to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
反裘负刍
fǎn qiú fù chú
1
lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)
2
fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work
3
fig. to act stupidly
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
1
ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
1
man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
好心倒做了驴肝肺
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lu:2 gān fēi
1
lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)
2
fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
1
a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
投机倒把
tóu jī dǎo bǎ
1
speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
排山倒海
pái shān dǎo hǎi
1
lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
2
fig. gigantic
3
of spectacular significance
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