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xiāng fǎn · xiang fan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. opposite
  2. contrary

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)可(kě)能(néng)是(shì)对(duì)的(de),但(dàn)我(wǒ)和(hé)你(nǐ)意(yì)见(jiàn)相(xiāng)反(fǎn)。

You may be right, but I am against your opinion.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by piterkeo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

正(zhèng)好(hǎo)相(xiāng)反(fǎn),我(wǒ)从(cóng)没(méi)说(shuō)过(guò)这(zhè)样(yàng)的(de)话(huà)。

On the contrary, I've never said such a thing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bfsutian · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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