反义

反義

fǎnyì

noun

Meanings

1 opposite meaning
2 antonymous
3 (genetics) antisense

Characters

opposite, reverse

Examples

“高”和“低”是一对反义词。

“Gāo” hé “dī” shì yī duì fǎnyìcí.

"High" and "low" are a pair of antonyms.

老师让我们写出每个词的反义词。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiě chū měi gè cí de fǎnyìcí.

The teacher had us write the antonym for each word.

Tips

usage

反义 almost always appears as part of 反义词 fǎnyìcí (“antonym”). Standalone 反义 is rarer and feels technical. The opposite concept is 同义 tóngyì (“synonymous”).

Stroke Order

反 fǎn

义 yì