Chinese symbol for “reproduction”
翻拍
fān pāi
to make a photographic reproduction of an image or document etc; a reproduction; to remake a movie or TV series; a remake; to adapt (a novel etc) as a movie; an adaptation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reproduction is 翻拍 (fān pāi), defined as: to make a photographic reproduction of an image or document etc; a reproduction; to remake a movie or TV series; a remake; to adapt (a novel etc) as a movie; an adaptation.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “reproduction”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 再生产 (再生產) | zài shēng chǎn | to reproduce; reproduction |
| 翻版 | fān bǎn | to reprint; reproduction |
| 复制品 (複製品) | fù zhì pǐn | replica; reproduction |
| 仿品 | fǎng pǐn | imitation product; counterfeit; knockoff; replica; reproduction |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 翻拍.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翻译 (翻譯) | fān yì | to translate; to interpret |
| 推翻 | tuī fān | to overthrow |
| 翻身 | fān shēn | to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself |
| 翻唱 | fān chàng | to cover (a previously recorded song); cover version (of a song) |
| 翻转 (翻轉) | fān zhuǎn | to roll; to turn over |
| 翻新 | fān xīn | to revamp; a face-lift |
| 拍摄 (拍攝) | pāi shè | to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) |
| 拍照 | pāi zhào | to take a picture |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reproduction”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.