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Character · VerbTraditional翻

turn over; translate; climb over

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Meanings

6 senses · 12 examples
1.

verb

to turn over; to flip

Often used for physical objects like pages or a vehicle.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
shū书
fān翻
dào到
dì第
shí十
yè页
 。

Please turn the book to page ten.

Qì汽
chē车
zài在
shān山
lù路
shàng上
fān翻
chē车
le了
 。

The car overturned on the mountain road.

2.

verb

to translate; to interpret

Specifically means language translation.

Nǐ你
néng能
bǎ把
zhè这
duàn段
huà话
fān翻
chéng成
Yīng英
wén文
ma吗
 ?

Can you translate this passage into English?

Tā她
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhuān专
yè业
fān翻
yì译
 。

She is a professional translator.

3.

verb

to cross over; to climb over; to get over

Often used with physical barriers like walls or mountains.

Tā他
fān翻
guò过
wéi围
qiáng墙
táo逃
pǎo跑
le了
 。

He climbed over the wall and escaped.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
fān翻
guò过
zhè这
zuò座
shān山
cái才
néng能
dào到
dá达
cūn村
zhuāng庄
 。

We need to cross over this mountain to reach the village.

4.

verb

to rummage; to search through

Implies looking through things messily or thoroughly.

Tā他
zài在
chōu抽
ti屉
lǐ里
fān翻
le了
bàn半
tiān天
 ,
zhōng终
yú于
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
yào钥
shi匙
 。

He rummaged through the drawer for a long time and finally found the key.

Bié别
luàn乱
fān翻
wǒ我
de的
bāo包
 !

Don't mess around searching through my bag!

5.

verb

to double; to increase (quantity or amount) by a multiple

Often used in the context of production, profit, or numbers.

Jīn今
nián年
gōng公
sī司
de的
lì利
rùn润
fān翻
le了
yī一
fān番
 。

The company's profit doubled this year.

Chǎn产
liàng量
fān翻
le了
wǔ五
bèi倍
 。

The output increased fivefold.

6.

verb

to fall out; to break off (a relationship)

informal

Colloquial; used for personal relationships turning sour.

Tā他
men们
liǎ俩
yīn因
wèi为
yī一
jiàn件
xiǎo小
shì事
fān翻
liǎn脸
le了
 。

The two of them fell out over a trivial matter.

Hǎo好
péng朋
you友
zěn怎
me么
huì会
shuō说
fān翻
jiù就
fān翻
ne呢
 ?

How can good friends break up so easily?