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 机关 機關 jī guān mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 手动 手動 shǒu dòng manual / manually operated / manual gear-change 挫折 cuò zhé setback / reverse / check / defeat / frustration / disappointment / to frustrate / to discourage / to set sb back / to blunt / to subdue syn 反过来 反過來 fǎn guo lái conversely / in reverse order / in an opposite 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 用具 yòng jù appliance / utensil / gear / equipment syn 齿轮 齒輪 chǐ lún (machine) gear / pinion (gear wheel) syn 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 反向 fǎn xiàng opposite direction / reverse 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 逆向 nì xiàng backwards / reverse direction 渔具 漁具 yú jù fishing gear syn 变速器 變速器 biàn sù qì gearbox / speed changer / gear 翻案 fān àn to reverse a verdict / to present different views on a historical person or verdict 逆反心理 nì fǎn xīn lǐ reverse psychology 排挡 排擋 pái dǎng gear (of car etc) syn 变速 變速 biàn sù to change speed / to shift gear / variable-speed 换挡 換擋 huàn dǎng to change gear 咬合 yǎo hé (of uneven surfaces) to fit together / (of gear wheels) to mesh / (dentistry) occlusion / bite syn 倒灌 dào guàn to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc) / reverse flow / to back up (sewage) syn 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 自动挡 自動擋 zì dòng dǎng automatic transmission / auto gear shift 自动档 自動檔 zì dòng dàng automatic transmission (gear change) 反超 fǎn chāo to reverse (the score) / to pull off a comeback / to take the lead 换档 換檔 huàn dàng to change gear 倒着 倒著 dào zhe backwards / in reverse / upside down 手动挡 手動擋 shǒu dòng dǎng manual gear change / shift stick 反渗透 反滲透 fǎn shèn tòu anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces) / (chemistry) reverse osmosis 排档 排檔 pái dǎng gear (of car etc) 差速器 chā sù qì differential (gear) 空挡 空擋 kōng dǎng neutral gear 变速杆 變速桿 biàn sù gǎn gear lever / stick shift 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 传动比 傳動比 chuán dòng bǐ transmission ratio / gear ratio 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) 档 檔 dǎng (Tw) gear (variant of 擋|挡[dang3]) syn 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 挂挡 掛擋 guà dǎng to put into gear / to engage the gear / gear change 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 低速挡 低速擋 dī sù dǎng low gear / bottom gear 排挡速率 排擋速率 pái dǎng sù lǜ gear / gear speed 排档速率 排檔速率 pái dǎng sù lǜ gear / gear speed 高速挡 高速擋 gāo sù dǎng top gear / high gear 蜗杆副 蝸桿副 wō gǎn fù worm-gear pair / worm drive / worm and worm gear 跳挡 跳擋 tiào dǎng (of a car) to slip out of gear / to pop out of gear 逆转录酶 逆轉錄酶 nì zhuǎn lù méi reverse transcriptase 倒序 dào xù reverse order / inverted order 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 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 刨齿 刨齒 bào chǐ gear-shaping 旅行装备 旅行裝備 lǚ xíng zhuāng bèi travel equipment / travel gear 差动齿轮 差動齒輪 chā dòng chǐ lún differential gear 换挡杆 換擋桿 huàn dǎng gǎn gear lever 换档杆 換檔桿 huàn dàng gǎn gear lever 牙机巧制 牙機巧制 yá jī qiǎo zhì ingenious gear machine / elaborate contraption 自动挂挡 自動掛擋 zì dòng guà dǎng automatic gear change 行进挡 行進擋 xíng jìn dǎng forward gear 变速传动 變速傳動 biàn sù chuán dòng to change gear 起落装置 起落裝置 qǐ luò zhuāng zhì aircraft takeoff and landing gear 轮齿 輪齒 lún chǐ tooth of cog wheel / gear tooth 锥齿轮 錐齒輪 zhuī chǐ lún pinion gear 头挡 頭擋 tóu dǎng first gear 齿轮传动 齒輪傳動 chǐ lún chuán dòng gear drive 胸带 胸帶 xiōng dài web gear / chest webbing / webbing 