反过来
fǎn guo lái
Pinyin

Definition

反过来
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fǎn guo lái
  1. conversely
  2. in reverse order
  3. in an opposite direction

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反应
fǎn yìng
  1. 1 to react
  2. 2 to respond
  3. 3 reaction
  4. 4 response
  5. 5 reply
  6. 6 chemical reaction
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
反
fǎn
  1. 1 contrary
  2. 2 in reverse
  3. 3 inside out or upside down
  4. 4 to reverse
  5. 5 to return
  6. 6 to oppose
  7. 7 opposite
  8. 8 against
  9. 9 anti-
  10. 10 to rebel
  11. 11 to use analogy
  12. 12 instead
  13. 13 abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system
反串
fǎn chuàn
  1. 1 (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty
  2. 2 (modern) to play a transvestite role
  3. 3 to masquerade as an opponent
反之
fǎn zhī
  1. 1 on the other hand...
  2. 2 conversely...
反倒
fǎn dào
  1. 1 but on the contrary
  2. 2 but expectedly
反光
fǎn guāng
  1. 1 to reflect light
反反复复
fǎn fǎn fù fù
  1. 1 repeatedly
  2. 2 time and time again
反问
fǎn wèn
  1. 1 to ask (a question) in reply
  2. 2 to answer a question with a question
  3. 3 rhetorical question
反射
fǎn shè
  1. 1 to reflect
  2. 2 reflection (from a mirror etc)
  3. 3 reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
反对
fǎn duì
  1. 1 to fight against
  2. 2 to oppose
  3. 3 to be opposed to
  4. 4 opposition
反差
fǎn chā
  1. 1 contrast
  2. 2 discrepancy
反常
fǎn cháng
  1. 1 unusual
  2. 2 abnormal
反弹
fǎn tán
  1. 1 to bounce
  2. 2 to bounce back
  3. 3 to boomerang
  4. 4 to ricochet
  5. 5 rebound (of stock market etc)
  6. 6 bounce
  7. 7 backlash
  8. 8 negative repercussions
反复
fǎn fù
  1. 1 variant of 反覆|反复[fǎn fù]
反思
fǎn sī
  1. 1 to think back over sth
  2. 2 to review
  3. 3 to revisit
  4. 4 to rethink
  5. 5 reflection
  6. 6 reassessment
反悔
fǎn huǐ
  1. 1 to renege
  2. 2 to go back (on a deal)
  3. 3 to back out (of a promise)
反感
fǎn gǎn
  1. 1 to be disgusted with
  2. 2 to dislike
  3. 3 bad reaction
  4. 4 antipathy
反抗
fǎn kàng
  1. 1 to resist
  2. 2 to rebel
反击
fǎn jī
  1. 1 to strike back
  2. 2 to beat back
  3. 3 to counterattack

Idioms (17)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
  1. 1 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
  2. 2 to blow hot and cold
  3. 3 to contradict oneself
  4. 4 inconsistent
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
  1. 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
  2. 2 to retort
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 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. 1 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
  1. 1 to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
  1. 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. 1 lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work
  3. 3 fig. to act stupidly
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
  1. 1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
  1. 1 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
易如反掌
yì rú fǎn zhǎng
  1. 1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
  2. 2 no effort at all
欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn
  1. 1 wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
  2. 2 It all ends in tears.
物极必反
wù jí bì fǎn
  1. 1 when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
义无反顾
yì wú fǎn gù
  1. 1 honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back
  2. 2 no surrender
  3. 3 to pursue justice with no second thoughts
聪明反被聪明误
cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
  1. 1 a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
  2. 2 too smart for one's own good
举一反三
jǔ yī fǎn sān
  1. 1 to raise one and infer three
  2. 2 to deduce many things from one case (idiom)

Sample Sentences

嗯，在游戏里，劳工开始是过着奴隶般的悲惨生活，但最后也可以靠淘金发财，甚至反过来变成监工或者铁路运营商。总之，有无限多的可能！
en ，zài yóuxì lǐ ，láogōng kāishǐ shì guò zhe núlì bān dē bēicǎn shēnghuó ，dàn zuìhòu yě kěyǐ kào táojīn fācái ，shènzhì fǎnguòlai biànchéng jiāngōng huòzhě tiělù yùnyíngshāng 。zǒngzhī ，yǒu wúxiàn duō de kěnéng ！
Hmm... at the beginning of the game, the laborers live miserably, like slaves. But in the end, they can find gold and get rich, and even turn around and become foremen or railroad operators. Basically, the sky's the limit!
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什么叫“ 百德孝为先”！妈一把屎一把尿地把我们拉扯大，为了我们的前途和终身大事操碎了心，一辈子用血汗挣来的积蓄还给我们买了房子。现在我们什么都有了，反过来就不认娘了？
shénme jiào “ bǎi dé xiào wéi xiān ”！mā yī bǎ shǐ yī bǎ niào de bǎ wǒmen lāchě dà ，wèile wǒmen de qiántú hé zhōngshēn dàshì cāosuì le xīn ，yībèizi yòng xuěhàn zhènglái de jīxù hái gěi wǒmen mǎi le fángzi 。xiànzài wǒmen shénme dōu yǒu le ，fǎnguòlái jiù bù rèn niáng le ？
What's the meaning of ''the greatest virtue is filial piety"? How many dirty diapers did our mom change as she brought us up? She worried so much about our prospects, and our marriages. With the savings she earned with a lifetime of sweat and blood, she even bought a house for us. Now it's the other way around, and we have everything.
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我也真是纳了闷了，结果，笨成这样了，他还恬不知耻地反过来数落我的指令有问题，真是太不靠谱。
wǒ yě zhēn shì nà le mēn le ，jiéguǒ ，bèn chéng zhèyàng le ，tā hái tiánbùzhīchǐ de fǎnguòlái shǔluò wǒ de zhǐlǐng yǒu wèntí ，zhēn shì tài bù kàopǔ 。
I'm as puzzled as you are. So in the end, with him being so stupid, he had the cheek to turn it around and go on about how it was a problem with my instructions. He really is a liability.
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但是反过来，万一楼市崩盘，房价大跌，金融机构也不可能做赔本的买卖，他们也要考虑风险的。
dànshì fǎnguòlái ，wànyī lóushì bēngpán ，fángjià dà diē ，jīnróng jīgòu yě bùkěnéng zuò péiběn de mǎimài ，tāmen yě yào kǎolǜ fēngxiǎn de 。
But on the other hand, what if the housing market collapses and prices plummet? Financial institutions can't take losses buying and selling property. They also need to consider the risks carefully.
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