Definition
翻 (fān) is a versatile verb meaning 'to turn over, flip' or 'to rummage through'. It is also used colloquially as a short form of 翻译 (fān yì) for 'translate'. Unlike 推翻 (tuī fān), which means 'to overthrow' a government or repudiate a decision, 翻 alone is more general.
verb
to turn overto flipto rummage throughto searchto translate
Easily confused
- 播bōlook-aliketo sow (seeds)
- 犯fànsound-aliketo commit (a crime, offense, or mistake)
- 番fānlook-alike(classifier) for occurrences of an event, action, or speech utterance, often implying a whole round or period
- 饭fànsound-alikecooked rice
- 烦fánsound-alike(adjective) annoyed, vexed; troublesome, tedious (of tasks/situations)
- 反fǎnsound-alike(adjective / adverb) opposite; contrary; in reverse
- 帆fānsound-alikesail (of a boat)
Examples
- 翻。Tā bǎ shū fān dào zuìhòu yí yè.He turned the book to the last page.
- 翻，。Tā zài chōuti li fān le bàntiān, zhōngyú zhǎodào le yàoshi.She rummaged through the drawer for a long time and finally found the keys.
- 翻。Zhè piān wénzhāng xūyào fān chéng Yīngwén.This article needs to be translated into English.
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