翻

fān · fan

Traditional 飜

Meaning

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fān 翻

  1. to turn over
  2. to flip over
  3. to overturn
  4. to rummage through
  5. to translate
  6. to decode
  7. to double
  8. to climb over or into
  9. to cross

fān 飜

  1. variant of 翻 (fān)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)艘(sōu)船(chuán)失(shī)去(qù)平(píng)衡(héng),翻(fān)了(le)过(guò)来(lái)。

The ship keeled over and capsized.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

背(bèi)心(xīn)反(fǎn)了(le), 要(yào)翻(fān)一(yí)个(gè)面(miàn)。

You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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