Nov 24 • 651 read
Inverted/Palindromic Words
I’m sure you’ve noticed in your Chinese studies that there are some words for which you can switch the order of the characters and get a new word! In Chinese, these can be called 倒序词. I’ve put together a list of 20 倒序词 pairs, most of which I’ve stumbled across over the past couple of years. It’s so interesting to see the relationships between the words!
牙刷 yáshuā - toothbrush
一把牙刷
刷牙 shuā//yá - to brush one’s teeth
我每天睡觉前刷牙。
开放 kāifàng - to bloom / to open / to be open (to the public) / to open up (to the outside) / to be open-minded / unrestrained by convention
图书馆从上午9点开放到下午6点。
放开 fàng//kāi - to let go / to release
妈妈放开了女儿的手。
喜欢 xǐhuan - to like / to be fond of
你喜欢不喜欢中国音乐?
欢喜 huānxǐ - happy / joyous / delighted / to like / to be fond of
她心跳加速,满心欢喜。
著名 zhùmíng - famous / noted / well-known / celebrated
我们的中文老师是一位著名的小说家。
名著 míngzhù - masterpiece, famous book, celebrated work
我最近读的名著有点太多了。
犯罪 fàn//zuì - to commit a crime / crime / offense
听到她的犯罪历史,我大吃一惊。
罪犯 zuìfàn - criminal
警察还没有抓到那些罪犯。
事故 shìgù - accident
事故的原因还在调查之中。
故事 gùshì - old practice || gùshi - narrative / story / tale
这是一个真实的故事。
女儿 nǚ'ér - daughter
他们的三个孩子都是女儿,没有儿子。
儿女 érnǚ - children / sons and daughters
儿女有赡养老人的义务。
蜜蜂 mìfēng - bee / honeybee
一只蜜蜂
蜂蜜 fēngmì - honey
一罐蜂蜜
讲演 jiǎngyǎn - to lecture / to speak publicly
他的讲演你听了没有?
演讲 yǎnjiǎng - lecture / to make a speech
演讲深深地打动了听众。
适合 shìhé - to fit / to suit
这种电影不适合儿童看。
合适 héshì - suitable / fitting / appropriate
这个词用在这里不合适。
代替 dàitì - to replace / to take the place of
你要是自己不能去,可以找个人来代替。
替代 tìdài - to substitute for / to replace / to supersede
他在这家公司被认为是不可替代的。
感情 gǎnqíng - emotion / sentiment / affection / feelings between two persons
你要理解她的感情。
情感 qínggǎn - feeling / emotion / to move (emotionally)
我们之间的情感很深。
语言 yǔyán - language
学一门语言,就是多一个观察世界的窗户。
言语 yányǔ - words / speech / (spoken) language || yányu - to speak / to tell
他这个人不爱言语。
人情 rénqíng - human emotions / social relationship / friendship / favor / a good turn
他很重人情,朋友的事总是愿意帮忙。
情人 qíngrén - lover / sweetheart
他始终爱着初恋的情人。
带领 dàilǐng - to guide / to lead
老师带领同学们去参观博物馆。
领带 lǐngdài - necktie
一条领带
愿意 yuànyì - to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)
父母都愿意自己的孩子幸福。
意愿 yìyuàn - aspiration / wish / desire
他们违抗父母的意愿结婚了。
人名 rénmíng - personal name
这些外国人名和地名都译了音。
名人 míngrén - personage / celebrity
这个名人的手笔值几千块。
笔画 bǐhuà - strokes of a Chinese character
这个字笔画太多。
画笔 huàbǐ - paintbrush
一支画笔
生产 shēngchǎn - to produce / to manufacture / to give birth to a child
这家工厂去年生产一万辆汽车。
产生 chǎnshēng - to arise / to come into being / to come about / to give rise to / to bring into being / to bring about / to produce / to engender / to generate / to appear / appearance / emergence / generation / production / yield
新科技的应用产生了一些新的社会问题。
实现 shíxiàn - to achieve / to implement / to realize / to bring about
她实现了当演员的愿望。
现实 xiànshí - reality / actuality / real / actual / realistic / pragmatic / materialistic / self-interested
现实往往不那么美好。
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