反叛
fǎn pàn
Pinyin
Definition
反叛
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- to rebel
- to revolt
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 anyway
- 2 in any case
- 3 to come over from the enemy's side
- 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
- 1 (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty
- 2 (modern) to play a transvestite role
- 3 to masquerade as an opponent
- 1 on the other hand...
- 2 conversely...
Idioms (20)
一反常态
- 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
- 2 entirely outside the norm
- 3 out of character
出尔反尔
- 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
- 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
- 2 to retort
反客为主
- 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
反败为胜
- 1 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
Sample Sentences
看来人人都有那么一段反叛期。难怪80后作家的“青春文学”有那么庞大的中学生读者群。
It seems like everyone goes through that kind of rebellious phase. No wonder this, “Youth Literature” magazine written by authors born in the 80's has such a huge following of middle school students.
那家长也要有适当的引导啊。他现在3岁,已经进入第一个反叛期了。那个牛宝宝早教班你怎么考虑的?
But parents also need to offer an appropriate amount of guidance. He's only three years old and he's already entered his first rebellious stage. What did you think of that Niu Baobao early education center?
是啊,纹身其实是很漂亮的人体艺术。怎么就和黑社会、反叛连在一起了呢?
Yeah. Tattoos are actually a really beautiful form of body art. How can they just be associated with gangs and rebels?