反派

fǎnpài
noun #23,812

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 villain
  2. 2 antagonist
  3. 3 bad guy (in a story or film)

Examples

Tā zài zhè bù diànyǐng lǐ bànyǎn de shì fǎnpài juésè.
He plays the villain in this film.
Zhè bù jù de fǎnpài bǐ zhǔjiǎo gèng shòu huānyíng.
The villain in this drama is more popular than the protagonist.

Tips

usage
反派 is the standard term for a story's antagonist or villain. A nuanced villain is sometimes called 复杂反派 (complex villain). In Chinese opera, (clown role) historically served a similar narrative function.

Stroke Order

fǎn
pài