翻案
fān àn
Pinyin

Definition

翻案
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fān àn
  1. to reverse a verdict
  2. to present different views on a historical person or verdict

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

案
àn
  1. 1 (legal) case
  2. 2 incident
  3. 3 record
  4. 4 file
  5. 5 table
答案
dá àn
  1. 1 answer
  2. 2 solution
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
翻
fān
  1. 1 to turn over
  2. 2 to flip over
  3. 3 to overturn
  4. 4 to rummage through
  5. 5 to translate
  6. 6 to decode
  7. 7 to double
  8. 8 to climb over or into
  9. 9 to cross
翻箱倒柜
fān xiāng dǎo guì
  1. 1 to overturn trunks and boxes
  2. 2 to make a thorough search (idiom)
翻译
fān yì
  1. 1 to translate
  2. 2 to interpret
  3. 3 translator
  4. 4 interpreter
  5. 5 translation
  6. 6 interpretation
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
作案
zuò àn
  1. 1 to commit a crime
图案
tú àn
  1. 1 design
  2. 2 pattern
报案
bào àn
  1. 1 to report a case to the authorities
打翻
dǎ fān
  1. 1 to overturn
  2. 2 to overthrow
  3. 3 to strike down (an enemy)
拍案
pāi àn
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)
  2. 2 fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc
推翻
tuī fān
  1. 1 to overthrow
提案
tí àn
  1. 1 proposal
  2. 2 draft resolution
  3. 3 motion (to be debated)
  4. 4 to propose a bill
  5. 5 to make a proposal
抢劫案
qiǎng jié àn
  1. 1 robbery
  2. 2 holdup
文案
wén àn
  1. 1 (newspapers etc) copy
  2. 2 copywriter
  3. 3 (office etc) paperwork
  4. 4 (old) secretary
  5. 5 clerk
方案
fāng àn
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 program (for action etc)
  3. 3 proposal
  4. 4 proposed bill
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],套[tào]
案件
àn jiàn
  1. 1 case
  2. 2 instance
  3. 3 CL:宗[zōng],樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ]
案例
àn lì
  1. 1 case (law)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
案子
àn zi
  1. 1 long table
  2. 2 counter
  3. 3 case
  4. 4 law case
  5. 5 legal case
  6. 6 judicial case
枪击案
qiāng jī àn
  1. 1 a shooting
档案
dàng àn
  1. 1 file
  2. 2 record
  3. 3 archive

Idioms (20)

人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān
  1. 1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
  2. 2 in a pitiful state
  3. 3 in a complete mess
  4. 4 to roll (with laughter)
堆案盈几
duī àn yíng jī
  1. 1 lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work
天翻地覆
tiān fān dì fù
  1. 1 sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
  2. 2 everything turned on its head
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
  1. 1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
  3. 3 great!
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
  2. 2 unable to take it any more
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
  1. 1 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
案兵束甲
àn bīng shù jiǎ
  1. 1 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
案甲休兵
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
  1. 1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
翻天覆地
fān tiān fù dì
  1. 1 sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
  2. 2 everything turned on its head
翻山越岭
fān shān yuè lǐng
  1. 1 to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey
翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ
  1. 1 lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
  2. 2 very powerful and capable (idiom)
翻江倒海
fān jiāng dǎo hǎi
  1. 1 lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. overwhelming
  3. 3 earth-shattering
  4. 4 in a spectacular mess
翻空出奇
fān kōng chū qí
  1. 1 to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas
翻箱倒柜
fān xiāng dǎo guì
  1. 1 to overturn trunks and boxes
  2. 2 to make a thorough search (idiom)
翻箱倒箧
fān xiāng dǎo qiè
  1. 1 to overturn trunks and boxes
  2. 2 to make a thorough search (idiom)
翻老皇历
fān lǎo huáng lì
  1. 1 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
翻云覆雨
fān yún fù yǔ
  1. 1 to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground
  2. 2 tricky and inconstant
  3. 3 to make love
举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi
  1. 1 lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage
阴沟里翻船
yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán
  1. 1 to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)
咸鱼翻身
xián yú fān shēn
  1. 1 lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to experience a reversal of fortune

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