翻

fān

“To turn over” in Chinese is 翻 (fān).

Other characters with the syllable fan: see all 13 →

Meaning

to turn over
to flip over
to overturn

Show 7 more meanings

to rummage through
to translate
to decode
to double
to climb over or into
to cross
variant of 翻[fan1]

Example

别翻译我！

Don't translate me!

From 翻译 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Words containing 翻

翻译fānyìto translateHSK 4 翻番fānfānto doubleHSK 7-9 推翻tuīfānto overthrowHSK 7-9 翻来覆去fānlái-fùqùto toss and turn (sleeplessly)HSK 7-9 翻天覆地fāntiān-fùdìsky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusionHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

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