| 一反常态 | yī fǎn cháng tài | complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic / entirely outside the norm / out of character | 
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit | 
| 反 | fǎn | contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切 phonetic system | 
| 反常 | fǎn cháng | unusual / abnormal | 
| 常 | Cháng | surname Chang | 
| 常 | cháng | always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant | 
| 常态 | cháng tài | normal state | 
| 态 | tài | (bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice |