Chinese word dictionary

翻阅

fān yuè · to thumb through; to flip through (a book)

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Word information

Simplified翻阅

Traditional翻閱

Pinyinfān yuè

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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翻fān

to upset, to capsize, to flip over

阅yuè

to examine, to inspect; to read, to review

How to learn 翻阅

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翻译fānyì

to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

阅读yuèdú

to read; reading

翻fān

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

订阅dìngyuè

subscription; to subscribe to

翻番fānfān

to double; to increase by a certain number of times

翻来覆去fānlái-fùqù

to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again