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同义反复
tóng yì fǎn fù
Pinyin
Definition
同义反复
-
tóng yì fǎn fù
tautology
Character Decomposition
同
冂
一
口
义
乂
丶
反
⺁
又
复
丿
一
日
夂
Related Words
(20)
不同
bù tóng
1
different
2
distinct
3
not the same
4
not alike
同
tóng
1
(used in given names)
2
variant of 同[tóng]
共同
gòng tóng
1
common
2
joint
3
jointly
4
together
5
collaborative
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
同事
tóng shì
1
colleague
2
co-worker
3
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
同学
tóng xué
1
to study at the same school
2
fellow student
3
classmate
4
CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]
同时
tóng shí
1
at the same time
2
simultaneously
同样
tóng yàng
1
same
2
equal
3
equivalent
一同
yī tóng
1
along
2
together
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
1
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
共同点
gòng tóng diǎn
1
common ground
反
fǎn
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[fǎn qiè] phonetic system
反之
fǎn zhī
1
on the other hand...
2
conversely...
反倒
fǎn dào
1
but on the contrary
2
but expectedly
反反复复
fǎn fǎn fù fù
1
repeatedly
2
time and time again
反射
fǎn shè
1
to reflect
2
reflection (from a mirror etc)
3
reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
反对
fǎn duì
1
to fight against
2
to oppose
3
to be opposed to
4
opposition
反弹
fǎn tán
1
to bounce
2
to bounce back
3
to boomerang
4
to ricochet
5
rebound (of stock market etc)
6
bounce
7
backlash
8
negative repercussions
反复
fǎn fù
1
variant of 反覆|反复[fǎn fù]
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
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
1
to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一视同仁
yī shì tóng rén
1
to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
三马同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo
1
three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mǎ Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
1
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
2
incomparable
不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng
1
lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
2
brilliant
3
out of the common run
不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng
1
to beg to differ (idiom)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
1
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
1
to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
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
各不相同
gè bù xiāng tóng
1
to have nothing in common with each other (idiom)
同仇敌忾
tóng chóu dí kài
1
anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
1
wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
同床异梦
tóng chuáng yì mèng
1
lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas
2
strange bedfellows
3
marital dissension
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