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Fan Dui - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Oppose" in Mandarin Chinese

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Fan Dui

Meaning

to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►fǎn duì
Tone numbers: fan3 dui4

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 反對
Simplified: 反对

First Character: 反 (fǎn) – wrong side out or up; anti-
Second Character: 對 (duì) – couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right

Examples of Fǎn Duì

Audio files are marked with ►

Dàjiā dōu fǎnduì tā de tíàn.
大家都反對他的提案。
大家都反对他的提案。
Everyone is against his proposal.

Nǐ néng shuōchū nǐ fǎnduì ānlè sǐ de lǐyóu ma?
你能說出你反對安樂死的理由嗎?
你能说出你反对安乐死的理由吗?
Can you tell me why you are against euthanasia?

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