反手

fǎnshǒu

verb #29,799

Meanings

1 to turn one's hand over
2 to put one's hand behind one's back
3 effortlessly; with ease (figurative)

Characters

to turn over; opposite; reverse

Examples

HSK 1

她反手拿到了那个球。

Tā fǎnshǒu ná dào le nàgè qiú.

She caught the ball with a backhand motion.

HSK 3

他反手就把问题解决了。

Tā fǎnshǒu jiù bǎ wèntí jiějué le.

He solved the problem effortlessly.

Tips

usage

反手 can be used literally (turning the hand over) or figuratively to mean something is done very easily, as if one just needs to flip one's hand.

Stroke Order

反 fǎn

手 shǒu