反叛 (fǎn pàn) — to rebel; to revolt | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to rebelto revolt

Examples

反叛。
Zhè xiē shì bīng zài zhàn luàn zhōng fǎn pàn le tā men de shàng si.
These soldiers rebelled against their superiors during the war.
反叛。
Lì shǐ shàng duō cì chū xiàn guò rén mín fǎn pàn bào zhèng de shì lì.
History has seen many instances of people revolting against tyranny.
，反叛。
Rú guǒ tā jì xù zhè yàng yā pò dà jiā, mín zhòng yí dìng huì fǎn pàn.
If he continues to oppress everyone like this, the people will certainly revolt.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

反fǎnturn against

反 and 叛 both express turning against, so together they mean revolt.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

又又yòuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

厂

厂chǎng反fǎn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

反 uses 又 (hand) for meaning and 厂 for sound. Its original shape showed a hand turning its palm over, giving the sense of return or reverse.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

半反叛

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

半

半bàn叛pàn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

叛 pairs 反 as its meaning part with 半 as its sound part.

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Conflict & Agreement

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