反过来 meaning in English

fǎn guòlái

conversely; in reverse order

HSK 7-9Traditional 反過來17 strokes

Meaning of 反过来

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fǎnguolái
  1. conversely
  2. in reverse order
  3. in an opposite direction

反过来 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

要yào把bǎ公gōng制zhì单dān位wèi换huàn算suàn成chéng英yīng制zhì或huò反fǎn过guò来lái操cāo作zuò,须xū点diǎn击jī“菜cài单dān”按àn钮niǔ。
To change the units from metric to imperial and vice versa, the 'menu' button must be clicked.
如rú果guǒ人rén类lèi不bù好hǎo好hǎo保bǎo护hù大dà自zì然rán,大dà自zì然rán说shuō不bù定dìng会huì反fǎn过guò来lái把bǎ人rén类lèi毁huǐ灭miè。
If mankind doesn't take care of the environment, the environment may eliminate mankind.
他tā觉jué得de自zì己jǐ占zhàn了le上shàng风fēng,但dàn我wǒ反fǎn过guò来lái扭niǔ转zhuǎn了liǎo局jú面miàn。
He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

反 fǎn · contrary · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

过 guò · to cross · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

来 lái · to come · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 反过来.

回来huíláito return; to come back
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
出来chūláito come out; to appear
进来jìnláito come in
来到láidàoto arrive; to come
不过bùguòonly; merely
过来guòláito come over; to manage
过去guòqù(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
通过tōngguòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
带来dàiláito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
来自láizìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
原来yuánláioriginal; former; originally; formerly; at first

Questions about 反过来

What does 反过来 mean?

反过来 (fǎn guòlái) means "conversely; in reverse order".

How do you write 反过来?

反过来 is made of 3 characters: 反 (4 strokes), 过 (6 strokes), 来 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 反过来 an HSK word?

Yes. 反过来 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 反过来 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 反过来 is written 反過來.