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  1. reverse side
  2. backside
  3. the other side (of a problem etc)
  4. negative
  5. bad

Characters

  • 反 (反): contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
  • 面 (面): face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

Resources

Examples

你把书拿反了,这是反面,这才是正面。

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