翻
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fān · to upset, to capsize, to flip over

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #1378
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18Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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羽Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 翻

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fānWords pronounced fān
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Example sentences

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Zhè bú shì wǒ de guān diǎn, zhǐshì wǒ fān yì de!这不是我的观点,只是我翻译的!

This isn't my opinion, it's just what I've translated.

Source: Tatoeba #858959 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men de chǎng dì bù jiǔ qián fān xīn le.我们的场地不久前翻新了。

Our venue wasn't renovated too long ago.

Source: Tatoeba #805535 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de bèi xīn qián hòu fǎn le, dé fān guò lái.你的背心前后反了,得翻过来。

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

Source: Tatoeba #10548238 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wèi tā fān yì le hǎo jǐ cì zhège cí.我为她翻译了好几次这个词。

I helped her translate this sentence so many times.

Source: Tatoeba #469492 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎng wèi zhè jùzi zuò fān yì.我不想为这句子做翻译。

I don't feel like translating this sentence.

Source: Tatoeba #1402763 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ fān yì yí xià ma?你能帮我翻译一下吗?

Can you help me translate?

Source: Tatoeba #9989933 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 翻 in context

  1. Say fān, then recall the core meaning: to upset, to capsize, to flip over.
  2. Write all 18 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 翻译 (fān yì), meaning “to translate”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 翻 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.