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反面

fǎnmiàn

opposite side; negative aspect

HSK 7 · Topic “Merits and flaws”
A person flips a large sheet of paper over
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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

面 miàn

Strokes
9
Radical
面 — face
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 面

Example phrases

  • 这起失败的并购案常被商学院当作反面教材来分析。 Zhè qǐ shībài de bìnggòu àn cháng bèi shāngxuéyuàn dàngzuò fǎnmiàn jiàocái lái fēnxī. This failed merger case is often analysed by business schools as a negative example.
  • 这张纸的反面也写满了字。 Zhè zhāng zhǐ de fǎnmiàn yě xiě mǎn le zì. The back of this sheet is also full of writing.
  • 好事也有反面，要多想想可能的问题。 Hǎoshì yě yǒu fǎnmiàn, yào duō xiǎngxiang kěnéng de wèntí. Good things have a downside too, so think more about possible problems.

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