翻版

fānbǎn

noun #21,264

Measure Word

一个翻版 gè

Meanings

1 reprint
2 reproduction
3 pirate copy
4 imitation / carbon copy / clone

Characters

flip over / reproduce

edition / plate / version

Examples

HSK 4

他是他父亲的翻版，连说话方式都一样。

Tā shì tā fùqīn de fānbǎn, lián shuōhuà fāngshì dōu yīyàng.

He is the spitting image of his father - even their way of speaking is the same.

HSK 7-9

这部电影不过是旧片的翻版，毫无新意。

Zhè bù diànyǐng bùguò shì jiù piàn de fānbǎn, háowú xīnyì.

This film is nothing more than a carbon copy of the old one - completely unoriginal.

Tips

usage

翻版 literally means to reprint a book, but figuratively it is very commonly used to describe a person or thing that is a near-copy of another, much like 'carbon copy' or 'clone' in English.

Stroke Order

翻 fān

版 bǎn