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反过来

fǎn guo lái

3-character word Traditional 反過來

What 反过来 means

1. conversely
2. in reverse order
3. in an opposite direction

The characters in 反过来

• 反fǎncontrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

Example sentences

• 他觉得自己占了上风，但我反过来扭转了局面。
  Tā juéde zìjǐ zhàn le shàngfēng, dàn wǒ fǎnguolái niǔzhuǎn liǎojú miàn.
  He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.
• 要把公制单位换算成英制或反过来操作，须点击“菜单”按钮。
  Yào bǎ gōngzhìdānwèi huànsuàn chéng yīng zhì huò fǎnguolái cāozuò, xū diǎnjī "càidān " ànniǔ.
  To change the units from metric to imperial and vice versa, the 'menu' button must be clicked.
• 如果人类不好好保护大自然，大自然说不定会反过来把人类毁灭。
  Rúguǒ rénlèi bù hǎohǎo bǎohù dàzìrán, dàzìrán shuōbudìng huì fǎnguolái bǎ rénlèi huǐmiè.
  If mankind doesn't take care of the environment, the environment may eliminate mankind.
• 如果存在一个既真又假的命题，那幺所有命题都是既真又假的。反过来说，如果存在一个命题仅为真或仅为假，那幺就不存在一个既真又假的命题。
  If there exists a proposition that is both true and false, then all propositions are both true and false. Conversely, if there exists a proposition that is solely true or solely false, then no proposition is both true and false.

Words starting with 反过来

• 反过来说fǎn guò lái shuōon the other hand