How to say “turn over” in Chinese
turn over; leaf through
“Turn over” in Chinese is 翻, fān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
翻 is read fān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 番 fān hints at the sound; on the right, 羽 “feather”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “翻”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 翻. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请帮我翻译一下这个句子qǐngbāngwǒfānyìyíxiàzhègejùziPlease translate this sentence for me.
- 我将来想当翻译wǒjiāngláixiǎngdāngfānyìIn the future I want to become a translator.
- 他在包里翻来翻去，也没找到钥匙。tāzàibāolifānláifānqù,yěméizhǎodàoyàoshiHe rummaged and rummaged in his bag but never found the keys.
- 请把这句话翻译成中文。qǐngbǎzhèjùhuàfānyìchéngZhōngwénPlease translate this sentence into Chinese.
- 他把这篇论文翻译成了中文tābǎzhèpiānlùnwénfānyìchéngleZhōngwénHe translated this research paper into Chinese.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Where are the keys?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “turn over” in Chinese?
“Turn over” in Chinese is 翻, pinyin fān.
What does 翻 mean?
翻 (fān) means “turn over; leaf through”.
How do you write 翻?
翻 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 翻?
翻 is read fān. Tones: fān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“turn over” in the lesson “Where are the keys?”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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