- 厂(steep rock wall; cliff)RADICAL
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand with palm facing up against a cliff suggests the meaning 'reverse' or 'oppose'.
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⼜Radical 29 · 4 strokes
in reverse
HSK 4 (3.0)12 meanings#2794
MEANING12 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
in reverse
中向相反的方向或方面xiàng xiāngfǎn de fāngxiàng huò fāngmiàn
- 。
He went in the opposite direction.
+ 3 more examples for this meaning
- 。
The door has been locked from the inside.
- 。
The door has been locked from the inside.
- ，。
If humanity does not take good care of nature, nature may very well turn around and destroy us.
- 貳副adverb
instead
中相反；与预期相反的情况xiāngfǎn；yǔ yùyī xiāngfǎn de qíngkuàng
- ，。
He didn't come; instead, I came.
- 參形adjective
contrary
中与某事物的意思、方向或性质相反yǔ mǒushì wù de yìsi、fāngxiàng huò xìngzhì xiāngfǎn
- 。
His opinion is the opposite.
- 肆形adjective
opposite
中与某事物的方向、意思或性质完全不同或相反的yǔ mǒushìwù de fāngxiàng、yìsi huò xìngzhì wánquán búdǒng huò xiāngfǎn de
- 。
The meaning of this word is the opposite.
- 伍形adjective
inside out or upside down
中与正面、正常的方向或状态相反的；倒过来的yǔ zhèngmiàn、zhèngcháng de fāngxiàng huò zhuàngtài xiāngfǎn de；dàoguòlái de
- 。
This shirt is on backwards.
- 陸形adjective
anti-
中与某事物的方向或意思相反yǔ mǒu shìwù de fāngxiàng huò yìsi xiāngfǎn
- 。
He is an anti-war activist.
- 柒动verb
to reverse
中改变原来的方向或状态；与原来的情况相反gǎibiàn yuánlái de fāngxiàng huò zhuàngtài; yǔ yuánlái de qíngkuàng xiāngfǎn
- 。
He changed his mind.
- 捌动verb
to oppose
中表示不同意或者不赞成；提出异议biǎoshì búzǔnyì huòzhě búzànchéng; tíchū yìyì
- 。
I oppose this matter.
- 玖介preposition
against
中与…相对立；不赞成；对抗yǔ xiāngduì lìlì；bù zànchéng；duìkàng
- 。
He changed his mind.
- 拾动verb
to rebel
- 。
He resisted.
- 11动verb
to return
中回到原来的地方或状态huídào yuánlái de dìfang huò zhuàngtài
- 。
He went back.
- 12动verb
to use analogy
中用类似的例子来说明或比较；用已知的事物来理解未知的事物yòng lèisì de lìzi lái shuōmíng huò bǐjiào；yòng yǐ zhī de shìwù lái lǐjiě wèi zhī de shìwù
- 。
He likes to ask counter-questions.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
SYNONYMS3
反
MEANING12 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
in reverse
中向相反的方向或方面xiàng xiāngfǎn de fāngxiàng huò fāngmiàn
- 。
He went in the opposite direction.
+ 3 more examples for this meaning
- 。
The door has been locked from the inside.
- 。
The door has been locked from the inside.
- ，。
If humanity does not take good care of nature, nature may very well turn around and destroy us.
- 貳副adverb
instead
中相反；与预期相反的情况xiāngfǎn；yǔ yùyī xiāngfǎn de qíngkuàng
- ，。
He didn't come; instead, I came.
- 參形adjective
contrary
中与某事物的意思、方向或性质相反yǔ mǒushì wù de yìsi、fāngxiàng huò xìngzhì xiāngfǎn
- 。
His opinion is the opposite.
- 肆形adjective
opposite
中与某事物的方向、意思或性质完全不同或相反的yǔ mǒushìwù de fāngxiàng、yìsi huò xìngzhì wánquán búdǒng huò xiāngfǎn de
- 。
The meaning of this word is the opposite.
- 伍形adjective
inside out or upside down
中与正面、正常的方向或状态相反的；倒过来的yǔ zhèngmiàn、zhèngcháng de fāngxiàng huò zhuàngtài xiāngfǎn de；dàoguòlái de
- 。
This shirt is on backwards.
- 陸形adjective
anti-
中与某事物的方向或意思相反yǔ mǒu shìwù de fāngxiàng huò yìsi xiāngfǎn
- 。
He is an anti-war activist.
- 柒动verb
to reverse
中改变原来的方向或状态；与原来的情况相反gǎibiàn yuánlái de fāngxiàng huò zhuàngtài; yǔ yuánlái de qíngkuàng xiāngfǎn
- 。
He changed his mind.
- 捌动verb
to oppose
中表示不同意或者不赞成；提出异议biǎoshì búzǔnyì huòzhě búzànchéng; tíchū yìyì
- 。
I oppose this matter.
- 玖介preposition
against
中与…相对立；不赞成；对抗yǔ xiāngduì lìlì；bù zànchéng；duìkàng
- 。
He changed his mind.
- 拾动verb
to rebel
- 。
He resisted.
- 11动verb
to return
中回到原来的地方或状态huídào yuánlái de dìfang huò zhuàngtài
- 。
He went back.
- 12动verb
to use analogy
中用类似的例子来说明或比较；用已知的事物来理解未知的事物yòng lèisì de lìzi lái shuōmíng huò bǐjiào；yòng yǐ zhī de shìwù lái lǐjiě wèi zhī de shìwù
- 。
He likes to ask counter-questions.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 厂(steep rock wall; cliff)RADICAL
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand with palm facing up against a cliff suggests the meaning 'reverse' or 'oppose'.
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SYNONYMS3
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