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反常

fǎncháng

abnormal; unusual

A puzzled person in a thin shirt by a blossoming tree in snow
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Characters in this word

反 fǎn

Strokes
4
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition
Made of
厂 cliff 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

常 cháng

Strokes
11
Radical
巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
Made of
尚 still, yet 巾 cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 商品价格突然反常上涨,监管部门怀疑有人恶意囤货。 Shāngpǐn jiàgé tūrán fǎncháng shàngzhǎng, jiānguǎn bùmén huáiyí yǒu rén èyì túnhuò. Commodity prices rose abnormally all of a sudden, and regulators suspected that someone was hoarding goods maliciously.
  • 今年冬天特别暖和,天气有点反常。 Jīnnián dōngtiān tèbié nuǎnhuo, tiānqì yǒudiǎn fǎncháng. This winter is unusually warm; the weather is a bit abnormal.
  • 他今天的举动很反常,平时他从不迟到。 Tā jīntiān de jǔdòng hěn fǎncháng, píngshí tā cóng bù chídào. His behaviour today is out of character; he is never usually late.

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