向 xiàng variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly syn 往 wàng to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous syn 转 轉 zhuǎn to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content) syn 方向 fāng xiàng direction / orientation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 一路 yī lù the whole journey / all the way / going the same way / going in the same direction / of the same kind syn 走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 指向 zhǐ xiàng to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated syn 方位 fāng wèi direction / points of the compass / bearing / position / azimuth syn 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo to turn upside down / to reverse / back to front / confused / deranged / crazy syn 跌倒 diē dǎo to tumble / to fall / fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business) syn 扭转 扭轉 niǔ zhuǎn to reverse / to turn around (an undesirable situation) / (mechanics) torsion syn 背面 bèi miàn the back / the reverse side / the wrong side syn 风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn 挫折 cuò zhé setback / reverse / check / defeat / frustration / disappointment / to frustrate / to discourage / to set sb back / to blunt / to subdue syn 去向 qù xiàng direction in which sb or sth has gone / whereabouts 风情 風情 fēng qíng mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc syn 反过来 反過來 fǎn guo lái conversely / in reverse order / in an opposite direction syn 取向 qǔ xiàng orientation / direction syn 逆转 逆轉 nì zhuǎn to turn back / to reverse syn 反面 fǎn miàn reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad syn 航向 háng xiàng course / direction (a ship or plane is heading in) 倒车 倒車 dào chē to reverse (a vehicle) / to drive backwards syn 倒退 dào tuì to fall back / to go in reverse syn 倒流 dào liú to flow backwards / reverse flow 风向 風向 fēng xiàng wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events 反向 fǎn xiàng opposite direction / reverse 拐弯 拐彎 guǎi wān to go round a curve / to turn a corner / fig. a new direction syn 倒转 倒轉 dào zhuǎn to make an about-turn / to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc / to turn things on their head syn 流向 liú xiàng direction of a current / direction of flow / to flow toward 背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom) / to run counter to syn 方向感 fāng xiàng gǎn sense of direction 调转 調轉 diào zhuǎn to reassign sb to a different job / to turn around / to change direction / to make a U turn 趋向 趨向 qū xiàng direction / trend / to incline syn 翻案 fān àn to reverse a verdict / to present different views on a historical person or verdict 针对性 針對性 zhēn duì xìng focus / direction / purpose / relevance syn 逆反心理 nì fǎn xīn lǐ reverse psychology 倒灌 dào guàn to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc) / reverse flow / to back up (sewage) syn 对开 對開 duì kāi running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc) 话锋 話鋒 huà fēng topic under discussion / direction or tone of the conversation syn 径向 徑向 jìng xiàng radial (direction) syn 转向 轉向 zhuǎn xiàng to change direction / fig. to change one's stance syn 转头 轉頭 zhuǎn tóu to turn one's head / to change direction / U-turn / volte face / to repent syn 正向 zhèng xiàng forward (direction) / positive (thinking, mood, values etc) 反转 反轉 fǎn zhuǎn reversal / inversion / to reverse / to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc) syn 扭亏 扭虧 niǔ kuī to make good a deficit / to reverse a loss syn 回天 huí tiān to reverse a desperate situation 反超 fǎn chāo to reverse (the score) / to pull off a comeback / to take the lead 倒着 倒著 dào zhe backwards / in reverse / upside down 反渗透 反滲透 fǎn shèn tòu anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces) / (chemistry) reverse osmosis 投 tóu to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water syn 抢 搶 qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) / opposite in direction / contrary syn 辙 轍 zhé rut / track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]) / (coll.) the direction of traffic / a rhyme (of a song, poem etc) / (dialect) (usu. after 有[you3] or 沒|没[mei2]) way / idea syn 改弦易辙 改弦易轍 gǎi xián yì zhé change of string, move out of rut (idiom) / dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune syn 开倒车 開倒車 kāi dào chē to drive in reverse / fig. to take a backward step / retrogressive / trying to turn the clock back syn 老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse) 中国致公党 中國致公黨 zhōng guó zhì gōng dǎng (PRC) China Zhi Gong Party, one of the eight legally recognized minor political parties following the direction of the CCP 路向 lù xiàng road direction / (fig.) direction / path 物极必反 物極必反 wù jí bì fǎn when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom) 輓 wǎn variant of 挽 / to draw (a cart) / an elegy (for use in funeral procession) / to turn (change direction) 倒果为因 倒果為因 dào guǒ wéi yīn to reverse cause and effect / to put the horse before the cart syn 百川归海 百川歸海 bǎi chuān guī hǎi all things tend in one direction (idiom) syn 一改故辙 一改故轍 yī gǎi gù zhé complete change from the old rut (idiom) / dramatic change of direction / a volte-face / to change old practices 测深线方向 測深線方向 line direction / sounding line direction / direction of sounding lines 正方向 zhèng fāng xiàng forward direction / (math.) positive direction 逆转录酶 逆轉錄酶 nì zhuǎn lù méi reverse transcriptase 倒序 dào xù reverse order / inverted order 倒车挡 倒車擋 dào chē dǎng reverse gear 倒开 倒開 dào kāi to reverse a vehicle / to drive backwards 反转录 反轉錄 fǎn zhuǎn lù (molecular biology) reverse transcription 反录病毒 反錄病毒 fǎn lù bìng dú reverse transcription virus / retrovirus 打翻身仗 dǎ fān shēn zhàng to work hard towards a turnaround / to fight to reverse sth 拉米夫定 lā mǐ fū dìng Lamivudine, reverse transcriptase inhibitor marketed by GlaxoSmithKline and widely used in the treatment of hepatitis B and AIDS / brand names include Zeffix, Heptovir, Epivir and Epivir-HBV 挡位 擋位 dǎng wèi (in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc) / (automatic car) transmission mode (P, R, N, D etc) / (electric fan, cooker etc) setting / mode 逆反应 逆反應 nì fǎn yìng reverse reaction / counterreaction / inverse response 逆断层 逆斷層 nì duàn céng reverse fault (geology) / compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees 逆转录病毒 逆轉錄病毒 nì zhuǎn lù bìng dú reverse transcription virus / retrovirus 逆渗透 逆滲透 nì shèn tòu reverse osmosis 反转录酶 reverse transcriptase 逆爆破 nì bào pò reverse shot 技术反向转让政府专家会议 技術反向轉讓政府專家會議 Meeting of Governmental Experts on the Reverse Transfer of Technology 核苷类逆转录酶抑制剂 核苷類逆轉錄酶抑制劑 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor 逆渗透净水器 逆滲透淨水器 nì shèn tòu jìng shuǐ qì reverse osmosis water purification unit 反转录聚合酶链反应 反轉錄聚合酶鏈反應 Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; 反向否决 反向否決 reverse veto 反转录酶抑制剂 反轉錄酶抑制劑 reverse transcriptase inhibitor 技术反向转让问题政府专家组 技術反向轉讓問題政府專家組 Group of Governmental Experts on Reverse Transfer of Technology 技术反向转让机构间小组 技術反向轉讓機構間小組 Inter-Agency Group on Reverse Transfer of Technology 技术反向转让 技術反向轉讓 reverse transfer of technology 反向诱捕行动 反向誘捕行動 reverse sting operation 反向歧视 反向歧視 reverse discrimination 反白 fǎn bái reverse type (white on black) / reversed-out (graphics) / highlighting (of selected text on a computer screen) 气逆 氣逆 qì nì reverse flow of 氣|气[qi4] (TCM) 冲账 沖賬 chōng zhàng (accounting) to strike a balance / to reverse an entry / to write off 由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难 由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難 yóu jiǎn rù shē yì , yóu shē rù jiǎn nán (idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance / the reverse is not so easy 倒转 倒轉 dào zhuàn (of time, or a video clip etc) to run in reverse / Taiwan pr. [dao4zhuan3] syn 曏 xiàng variant of 向, direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly / to side with / to be partial to / all along (previously) 垔 yīn to restrain / to dam a stream and change its direction / a mound 