反美

fǎn Měi

adjective

Meanings

1 anti-American

Characters

America (short for 美国)

Examples

HSK 5

那几年，反美情绪在那个国家越来越强烈。

Nà jǐ nián, fǎn Měi qíngxu zài nàge guójiā yuèláiyuè qiángliè.

In those years, anti-American feeling in that country grew stronger and stronger.

HSK 7-9

当地爆发了反美示威。

Dāngdì bàofā le fǎn Měi shìwēi.

Anti-American demonstrations broke out locally.

Tips

grammar

反 + a country's one-character short name makes 'anti-' words: 反美, 反日, 反英. The opposite is 亲美 'pro-American'. 美 here is short for 美国 'the United States'.

Stroke Order

反 fǎn

美 měi