叛 pàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
叛逆
pànnì
rebellious; rebellion
Characters in this word
逆 nì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 屰 disobedient
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 青少年时期的叛逆并不必然意味着价值观出了问题。 Qīngshàonián shíqī de pànnì bìng bù bìrán yìwèizhe jiàzhíguān chū le wèntí. Rebellion during adolescence does not necessarily mean there is a problem with one's values.
- 十几岁的孩子常常很叛逆，不爱听父母的话。 Shí jǐ suì de háizi chángcháng hěn pànnì, bú ài tīng fùmǔ de huà. Kids in their teens are often rebellious and don't like listening to their parents.
- 她年轻时很叛逆，总爱和家人唱反调。 Tā niánqīng shí hěn pànnì, zǒng ài hé jiārén chàng fǎndiào. She was very rebellious when young and always liked to go against her family.
Related words
- 背叛 bèipàn to betray; betrayal
- 逆 nì to go against; contrary
- 逆境 nìjìng adversity; difficult circumstances
- 逆行 nìxíng to go against the traffic; to go against the normal direction
- 坚韧 jiānrèn tough; resilient; tenacious
- 倔强 juéjiàng stubborn; unyielding
- 韧性 rènxìng resilience; tenacity
- 倔 juè stubborn; unyielding
- 锲而不舍 qiè'érbùshě to persevere; to keep going with unremitting effort
- 克制 kèzhì to restrain; to control oneself
- 脚踏实地 jiǎotāshídì down-to-earth; pragmatic
- 慎重 shènzhòng cautious; prudent