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to turn against

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

fan1lian3 fānliǎn

Meaning


Primary

to turn against

Alternatives

turn against, turning against, turns against, turned against, to become hostile, become hostile, to fall out, fall out

Mnemonic


翻臉 To turn against someone is 翻 to turn over your 臉 face so your previous smile towards them becomes an angry frown.

Usage


那 個 人 有 可能 翻臉。

That person may turn against us.

他 突然 翻臉 了。

He suddenly turned against (us).