反過來

反过来
fǎnguòlái

in reverse order; on the other hand; the other way around

Wiktionary

Homographs

反過來 fǎnguolái
  1. conversely
  2. in reverse order
  3. in an opposite direction

Examples

他觉得自己占了上风，但我反过来扭转了局面。

He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

Source: Tatoeba

要把公制單位換算成英制或反過來操作，鬚點擊“菜單”按鈕。

To change the units from metric to imperial and vice versa, the 'menu' button must be clicked.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 反 fǎn
  1. contrary
  2. in reverse
  3. inside out or upside down
  4. to reverse
  5. to return
  6. to oppose
  7. opposite
  8. against
  9. anti-
  10. to rebel
  11. to use analogy
  12. instead
  13. abbr. for 反切 fǎnqiè phonetic system
=1 反 fàn
  1. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note fa (4).
  2. Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note fa (4).
  3. alternative form of 販 /贩 (fàn)
  4. used in 反反
=2 過來 guòlái
  1. to come over
  2. to manage
  3. to handle
  4. to be able to take care of
=2 過來 guòlai see 過來 guòlái