HSK 6 · Ideas

反面 fǎnmiàn “reverse side” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 反面 means

  1. reverse side
  2. opposite side
  3. negative example
  4. backside
  5. the other side (of a problem etc)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • negative
  • bad

How to say 反面

  • 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面miàn4th tone, falling

反面 in a sentence

  1. 你把书拿反了，这是反面，这才是正面。

    Nǐ bǎ shū ná fǎn le, zhè shì fǎnmiàn, zhè cái shì zhèngmiàn.

    You’re holding the book the wrong way round — this is the back; this is the front.

    Sentence #3060463 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 反面 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 面 (miàn) drawn as one shape
面miànface

面 is a single shape of 9 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from a face inside its outline.

How to write 反面

反 4 strokes · 面 9 strokes

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

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

Words related to 反面

Words with 反

反对fǎnduì · to oppose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

Words with 面

前面qiánmiàn · front后面hòumiàn · back面条儿miàntiáor · noodles面miàn · noodles面条miàntiáo · noodles上面shàngmiàn · above下面xiàmiàn · below里面lǐmiàn · inside外面wàimiàn · outside面包miànbāo · bread

More words: Ideas & Concepts

对立duìlì · to oppose对应duìyìng · corresponding多元化duōyuánhuà · diversification范畴fànchóu · category飞跃fēiyuè · leap分寸fēncun · sense of propriety分量fènliàng · weight分歧fēnqí · difference (of opinion)

FAQs

反面 (fǎnmiàn) means “reverse side” or “opposite side”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fǎnmiàn: fǎn with a 3rd tone, then miàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 反面 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fanmian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 反面 from the suggestions. Typing fanmian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
反面 is an HSK 6 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.