翻 (faan1 | fan1) : turn upside down

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翻

faan1

fan1

[1] turn upside down or inside out; reverse; overturn; capsize
[2] search; rummage; look through
[3] change; turn; innovate
[4] translate/interpret into
[5] fall out; break up
[6] multiply
[7] cross; climb over
[8] [粵] variant of 返

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Stroke count: 18

Level: 3

Radical: 羽 (#124)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

翻

This word has been viewed 11013 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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翻譯 faan1 jik6 fan1 yi4 = translate; interpret

翻新 faan1 san1 fan1 xin1 = renovate; refurbish; redecorate

翻領 faan1 leng5 fan1 ling3 = lapel

翻版 faan1 baan2 fan1 ban3 = n. pirated edition

老翻 lou5 faan1 = n. pirated edition 粵

翻嚟 faan1 lai4 ; faan1 lei4 = to come back; to return 粵

推翻 teoi1 faan1 tui1 fan1 = to overthrow

翻身 faan1 san1 = to turn over; to free oneself; to standup

翻印 faan1 jan3 = pirate; reprint; reproduce

翻風 faan1 fung1 = be windy; the wind is rising; to get windy 粵

樂翻天 lok6 faan1 tin1 = as happy as can be

死過翻生 sei2 gwo3 faan1 saang1 = raise from the dead

翻晒 faan1 saai3 = reprint (of a photo)

機器翻譯 gei1 hei3 faan1 jik6 ji1 qi4 fan1 yi4 = machine translation

翻天 faan1 tin1 fan1 tian1 = overturn the heavens; shake the sky

翻跟斗 faan1 gan1 dau2 fan1 gen1 dou3 = to turn a somersault

翻生 faan1 saang1 = revival, resurrection 粵

鹹魚翻生 haam4 jyu4*2 faan1 saang1 = to be successful when it seems one would absolutely be a failure

翻挖 faan1 waat3 = to scarify; scarified

翻嘴 faan1 zeoi2 fan1 zui3 = to withdraw a remark; to quarrel

翻作 faan1 zok3 fan1 zuo4 = to compose; to write words to a tune

翻天覆地 faan1 tin1 fuk1 dei6 fan1 tian1 fu4 di4 = earth-shaking; world-shaking

翻唱 faan1 coeng3 = sing songs by other artists, cover

還翻 waan4 faan1 = to return; to repay 粵

諗翻 nam2 faan1 = to recall, recollect, remember 粵

剩翻 zing6 faan1 = leftover, remainder, surplus 粵

翻臉 faam1 lim5 fan1 lian3 = fall out; suddenly turn hostile

翻頭嫁 faan1 tau4 gaa3 = (derog.) to remarry (said of women) 粵

翻熱 faan1 jit6 fan1 re4 = reheat 粵

好翻 hou2 faan1 = heal; to become reconciled 粵

翻叮 faan1 ding1 = reheat (food); re-enter into relationship 粵

翻發 faan1 faat3 fan1 fa1 = recur 粵

翻滾 faan1 gwan2 fan1 gun3 = roll

翻本 faan1 bun2 fan1 ben3 = win back what one has lost

翻開 faan1 hoi1 fan1 kai1 = to open up (a book, etc.)

雙翻風 soeng1 faan1 fung1 shuang1 fan1 feng1 = (mahjong) double-point wind

機械翻譯 gei1 haai6 faan1 jik6 ji1 xie4 fan1 yi4 = machine translation

翻白眼 faan1 baak6 ngaan5 fan1 bai2 yan3 = roll one's eyes

諗翻轉頭 nam2 faan1 zyun3 tau4 = with hindsight 粵

除翻開 ceoi4 faan1 hoi1 chu2 fan1 kai1 = divide it up 粵

Showing all 5 examples containing 翻

麻煩你翻譯呢句畀我聽粵
Would you mind translating this sentence for me?
[Lit. trouble you translate this sentence give me hear. [Marked as level 1 because this is a tremendously useful sentence for learners ;)]]

張枱上面得翻三隻杯。粵
Only three cups are left on the table.
[In this sentence, the aspect marker 翻 merely connotes that there have been more than three cups on the table.]

你有冇翻譯(人)呀? 粵
Do you have an interpreter?

呢隻藥醫得翻好個病人。粵
This medicine is able to cure the patient.
[The verb 醫 is followed by three particles: 得, 翻, 好. 得 is potential particle; 翻 is resumptive marker; 好 is resultative particle. ]

快啲將套梳化搬翻翻嚟！粵
Hurry up and move the sofa back here!
[The first 翻 is an aspect marker, indicating that the sofa should be restored to its original location. The second 翻 is a directional particle, indicating that the sofa should be moved "here", not elsewhere. ]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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