Chinese Character Dictionary

翻唱

fān chàng

cover song

翻嘴

fān zuĭ

to withdraw a remark

翻天覆地

fān tiān fù dì

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion

翻子拳

fān zi quán

Fanziquan - "Overturning Fist" - Martial Art

翻山越岭

fān shān yuè lĭng

to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey

翻悔

fān huĭ

to renege

翻手为云覆手变雨

fān shŏu wéi yún fù shŏu biàn yŭ

lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain

翻拍

fān pāi

to reproduce photographically

翻拣

fān jiăn

to browse and select

翻搅

fān jiăo

to stir up

翻新

fān xīn

to revamp

翻新后

fān xīn hòu

after refurbishment

翻案

fān àn

to reverse a verdict

翻检

fān jiăn

to rummage

翻江倒海

fān jiāng dăo hăi

lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)

翻沉

fān chén

to capsize and sink

翻涌

fān yŏng

to roll over and over (of billows or clouds)

翻滚

fān gŭn

to roll

翻炒

fān chăo

to stir-fry

翻然

fān rán

to change quickly and completely

翻然悔悟

fān rán huĭ wù

to see the error of one's ways

翻墙

fān qiáng

lit. to climb over the wall

翻版

fān băn

to reprint

翻版碟

fān băn dié

copy of DVD

翻番

fān fān

to double

翻白眼

fān bái yăn

to roll one's eyes

翻看

fān kàn

to browse

翻空出奇

fān kōng chū qí

to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas

翻筋斗

fān jīn dŏu

to tumble

翻箱倒柜

fān xiāng dăo guì

to overturn trunks and boxes

翻箱倒箧

fān xiāng dăo qiè

to overturn trunks and boxes

翻篇儿

fān piān r

to turn a page

翻老账

fān lăo zhàng

to turn over old accounts

翻耕

fān gēng

to plow

翻脸

fān liăn

to fall out with sb

翻脸不认人

fān liăn bù rèn rén

to turn against sb

翻旧账

fān jiù zhàng

to turn over old accounts

翻船

fān chuán

to capsize

翻盖

fān gài

flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc)

翻覆

fān fù

to overturn (a vehicle)

翻译

fān yì

to translate

翻译家

fān yì jiā

translator (of writings)

翻译者

fān yì zhĕ

translator

翻越

fān yuè

to cross

翻跟斗

fān gēn dŏu

to turn a somersault

翻跟头

fān gēn tou

to tumble

翻身

fān shēn

to turn over (when lying)

翻转

fān zhuăn

to roll

翻造

fān zào

to rebuild

翻遍

fān biàn

to rummage through

翻过

fān guò

to turn over

翻过来

fān guò lái

to overturn

翻开

fān kāi

to open up

翻阅

fān yuè

to thumb through

翻云覆雨

fān yún fù yŭ

to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground

翻领

fān lĭng

turndown collar

翻腾

fān téng

to turn over

翼

Yì

surname Yi

翼侧

yì cè

flank (military)

翼城

Yì chéng

Yicheng county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lín fén], Shanxi