翻身 fān shēn ㄈㄢ ㄕㄣ faan1 san1 流利級 · Level 5
- to turn over (when lying)
- (fig.) to free oneself
- to emancipate oneself
- to bring about a change of one's fortunes
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翻
- 推翻 tuī fān ㄊㄨㄟ ㄈㄢ teoi1 faan1 to overthrow
- 翻新 fān xīn ㄈㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ faan1 san1 to revamp
- 翻番 fān fān ㄈㄢ ㄈㄢ faan1 faan1 to double
- 翻脸 翻臉 fān liǎn ㄈㄢ ㄌㄧㄢˇ faan1 lim5 to fall out with sb; to become hostile
- 翻译 翻譯 fān yì ㄈㄢ ㄧˋ faan1 jik6 to translate
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- 翻来覆去 翻來覆去 fān lái fù qù ㄈㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄑㄩˋ faan1 loi4 fuk1 heoi3 to toss and turn (sleeplessly)
- 翻天覆地 fān tiān fù dì ㄈㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ faan1 tin1 fuk1 dei6 sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
- 侧翻 側翻 cè fān ㄘㄜˋ ㄈㄢ zak1 faan1 (of a vehicle) to roll over; (of a boat) to capsize
- 倾翻 傾翻 qīng fān ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄢ king1 faan1 to overturn
- 兜翻 dōu fān ㄉㄡ ㄈㄢ dau1 faan1 to expose
- 官翻 guān fān ㄍㄨㄢ ㄈㄢ gun1 faan1 (of electronic goods) refurbished
- 打翻 dǎ fān ㄉㄚˇ ㄈㄢ daa2 faan1 to overturn
- 掀翻 xiān fān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄢ hin1 faan1 to turn sth over
- 机翻 機翻 jī fān ㄐㄧ ㄈㄢ gei1 faan1 machine translation (abbr. for 机器翻译)
- 空翻 kōng fān ㄎㄨㄥ ㄈㄢ hung1 faan1 flip
- 翻作 fān zuò ㄈㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ faan1 zok3 to compose
- 翻供 fān gòng ㄈㄢ ㄍㄨㄥˋ faan1 gung1 to retract a confession or testimony
- 翻修 fān xiū ㄈㄢ ㄒㄧㄡ faan1 sau1 to rebuild (house or road)
- 翻倍 fān bèi ㄈㄢ ㄅㄟˋ faan1 pui5 to double
- 翻倒 fān dǎo ㄈㄢ ㄉㄠˇ faan1 dou2 to overturn
身
- 一身 yī shēn ㄧ ㄕㄣ jat1 san1 whole body
- 人身 rén shēn ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ jan4 san1 person
- 健身 jiàn shēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ gin6 san1 to exercise
- 全身 quán shēn ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ cyun4 san1 the whole body
- 出身 chū shēn ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣ ceot1 san1 to be born of
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- 切身 qiè shēn ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄣ cit3 san1 direct
- 动身 動身 dòng shēn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄣ dung6 san1 to go on a journey
- 化身 huà shēn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣ faa3 san1 incarnation
- 单身 單身 dān shēn ㄉㄢ ㄕㄣ daan1 san1 unmarried; single
- 投身 tóu shēn ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄣ tau4 san1 to throw oneself into sth
- 替身 tì shēn ㄊㄧˋ ㄕㄣ tai3 san1 stand-in
- 本身 běn shēn ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄣ bun2 san1 itself
- 浑身 渾身 hún shēn ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄣ wan4 san1 all over
- 独身 獨身 dú shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 san1 unmarried; single
- 献身 獻身 xiàn shēn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ hin3 san1 to commit one's energy to
- 终身 終身 zhōng shēn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ zung1 san1 lifelong
- 脱身 脫身 tuō shēn ㄊㄨㄛ ㄕㄣ tyut3 san1 to get away
- 自身 zì shēn ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ zi6 san1 itself
- 藏身 cáng shēn ㄘㄤˊ ㄕㄣ cong4 san1 to hide
- 亲身 親身 qīn shēn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕㄣ can1 san1 personal
Idioms with these characters
- 翻江倒海 fān jiāng dǎo hǎi ㄈㄢ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄞˇ faan1 gong1 dou2 hoi2 lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)
- 翻空出奇 fān kōng chū qí ㄈㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ faan1 hung1 ceot1 kei4 to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas
- 翻老皇历 翻老皇曆 fān lǎo huáng lì ㄈㄢ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ faan1 lou5 wong4 lik6 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
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- 翻山越岭 翻山越嶺 fān shān yuè lǐng ㄈㄢ ㄕㄢ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ faan1 saan1 jyut6 leng5 lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom)
- 翻天覆地 fān tiān fù dì ㄈㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ faan1 tin1 fuk1 dei6 sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
- 翻箱倒柜 翻箱倒櫃 fān xiāng dǎo guì ㄈㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ faan1 soeng1 dou2 gwai6 to overturn trunks and boxes
- 翻箱倒箧 翻箱倒篋 fān xiāng dǎo qiè ㄈㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ faan1 soeng1 dou2 haap6 to overturn trunks and boxes
- 翻云覆雨 翻雲覆雨 fān yún fù yǔ ㄈㄢ ㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄩˇ faan1 wan4 fuk1 jyu5 to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground
- 人仰马翻 人仰馬翻 rén yǎng mǎ fān ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄢ jan4 joeng5 maa5 faan1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
- 天翻地覆 tiān fān dì fù ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ tin1 faan1 dei6 fuk1 sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
- 安身立命 ān shēn lì mìng ㄢ ㄕㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ on1 san1 laap6 ming6 (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life
- 大显身手 大顯身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ daai6 hin2 san1 sau2 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- 独善其身 獨善其身 dú shàn qí shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 sin6 kei4 san1 (idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests
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- 奋不顾身 奮不顧身 fèn bù gù shēn ㄈㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄕㄣ fan5 bat1 gu3 san1 to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers
- 分身乏术 分身乏術 fēn shēn fá shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 san1 fat6 seot6 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
- 粉身碎骨 fěn shēn suì gǔ ㄈㄣˇ ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨˇ fan2 san1 seoi3 gwat1 lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom)
- 孤身只影 孤身隻影 gū shēn zhī yǐng ㄍㄨ ㄕㄣ ㄓ ㄧㄥˇ gu1 san1 zek3 jing2 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
- 黄袍加身 黃袍加身 huáng páo jiā shēn ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄆㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄣ wong4 pou4 gaa1 san1 lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom)
- 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄣ ㄗˋ ㄏㄠˋ git3 san1 zi6 hou2 clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality
- 净心修身 凈心修身 jìng xīn xiū shēn ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ zing6 sam1 sau1 san1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)