HSK 4 · Verbs

反对 fǎnduì “to oppose” in Chinese

Traditional 反對

What 反对 means

  1. to oppose
  2. to be against
  3. to object to

How to say 反对

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale反fǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale对duì4th tone, falling

反对 in a sentence

  1. 你赞成还是反对这个建议？

    Nǐ zànchéng háishi fǎnduì zhè ge jiànyì?

    Are you for or against the proposal?

    Sentence #1565707 from Tatoeba

  2. 我父母反对我出国留学。

    Wǒ fùmǔ fǎnduì wǒ chūguó liúxué.

    My parents objected to my studying abroad.

    Sentence #6128441 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 他反对妻子在外工作。

    Tā fǎnduì qīzi zài wài gōngzuò.

    He objected to his wife working outside the home.

    Sentence #2080585 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 反对 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 反 (fǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
反fǎncontrary
  • 厂cliff · hǎn
  • 又again · yòu
The character 对 (duì) with each of its parts in a different colour
对duìright; correct
  • 又again · yòu
  • 寸inch · cùn

Memory aidPicture two hands, 又 and 寸, facing each other as a matching pair: opposite, correct.

How to write 反对

反 4 strokes · 对 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

反对 (fǎnduì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 反对 (fǎnduì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 反对

Words with 反

相反xiāngfǎn · opposite反映fǎnyìng · to reflect反应fǎnyìng · to react违反wéifǎn · to violate (a law)反而fǎn'ér · on the contrary反复fǎnfù · repeatedly反正fǎnzhèng · anyway反驳fǎnbó · to refute反思fǎnsī · to reflect on反问fǎnwèn · to ask a rhetorical question

Words with 对

对不起duìbuqǐ · sorry对duì · correct对话duìhuà · dialogue对面duìmiàn · (sitting) opposite对于duìyú · regarding对方duìfāng · the other person对象duìxiàng · target对手duìshǒu · opponent对比duìbǐ · to contrast对待duìdài · to treat

More words: Thinking & Talking

成功chénggōng · success道歉dàoqiàn · to apologise打招呼dǎzhāohu · to say hello对话duìhuà · dialogue敢gǎn · to dare感觉gǎnjué · feeling感谢gǎnxiè · (express) thanks怀疑huáiyí · to doubt

FAQs

反对 (fǎnduì) means “to oppose” or “to be against”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it fǎnduì: fǎn with a 3rd tone, then duì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 反对 is written 反對. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fandui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 反对 from the suggestions. Typing fandui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
反对 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.