fān
retourner; faire demi-tour; renverser
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这本书我翻来覆去看了好多遍。
Zhè běn shū wǒ fān lái fù qù kànle hǎoduō biàn.
I've read this book over and over again.
他把书翻开，开始阅读。
Tā bǎ shū fān kāi, kāishǐ yuedú.
He opened the book and began to read.
她把衣服翻过来，检查是否有破损。
Tā bǎ yīfu fān guò lái, jiǎnchá shìfǒu yǒu pòsǔn.
She turned the clothes over to check for damage.
转 (zhuǎn)
turn
翻转 (fān zhuǎn)
flip
合 (hé)
close
下 (xià)
down
The Chinese character 翻 (fān) is composed of two parts: the radical 阜 (fù), which means "mound" or "hill", and the phonetic component 翻 (fān), which means "to turn over" or "to reverse". The character 翻 is first seen in oracle bone script, where it is depicted as a hand holding a plow, suggesting its original meaning of "to plow" or "to cultivate". In modern Chinese, 翻 has a wide range of meanings, including "to turn over", "to reverse", "to translate", "to climb over", and "to double".The character 翻 can be used in a variety of contexts. For example, it can be used to describe the action of turning over a book or a page, or the action of reversing a decision. It can also be used to describe the process of translating a language, or the action of climbing over a wall or a mountain. Additionally, 翻 can be used to describe the concept of doubling, as in the phrase 翻倍 (fān bèi), which means "to double".The character 翻 is a versatile character with a rich history and a wide range of meanings. It is an important character for HSK learners to master, as it is used frequently in both written and spoken Chinese.
