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反省
反省 (fǎn xǐng): Self-examination / introspection (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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反 • fǎn • opposite, reverse, against • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
fǎn
反
opposite, reverse, against
省 • xǐng • to save • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
xǐng
省
to save
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 反省.
Words with
反
反对
fǎn duì
to fight against; to opposed to something
相反
xiāng fǎn
opposite; on the contrary
反复
fǎn fù
repeatedly; again and again; over and over
反应
fǎn yìng
reaction; response; repercussion
反映
fǎn yìng
to mirror
反正
fǎn zhèng
anyway; anyhow; in any case
反而
fǎn ér
on the contrary; instead
违反
wéi fǎn
to violate; transgress; infringe
Words with
省
省份
shěng fèn
province
省略
shěng lüè
leave out; omit; abbreviation
节省
jié shěng
to economise; save; use sparingly
省会
shěng huì
provincial capital
省事
shěng shì
save trouble / convenient
省去
shěng qù
to omit; to save (effort/time)
省得
shěng de
so as to avoid; lest
省心
shěng xīn
to save worry; trouble-free
4.
How to Use 反省 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
错误
fǎn
反
xǐng
省
cuò
错
wù
误
neutral
reflect on mistakes
Verb + Complement
with
一下
fǎn
反
xǐng
省
yī
一
xià
下
Adverb + Verb
with
深刻
shēn
深
kè
刻
fǎn
反
xǐng
省
Subject + Verb
with
自我
zì
自
wǒ
我
fǎn
反
xǐng
省
5.
Example Sentences with 反省
wǒ
我
měi
每
tiān
天
fǎn
反
xǐng
省
zì
自
jǐ
informal
Spoken
reflect a bit
formal
profound reflection
formal
self-reflection
己
zuò
做
le
了
shén
什
me
么
。
I reflect on what I did every day.
zài
在
xiàng
项
mù
目
zǒng
总
jié
结
huì
会
shàng
上
，
tā
他
gōng
公
kāi
开
fǎn
反
xǐng
省
le
了
jué
决
cè
策
shī
失
wù
误
de
的
yuán
原
yīn
因
。
At the project debriefing meeting, he publicly reflected on the reasons for the decision-making error.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bú
不
yīng
应
gāi
该
wèi
为
zhè
这
cì
次
chōng
冲
tū
突
fǎn
反
xǐng
省
yí
一
xià
下
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
tài
态
dù
度
ma
吗
？
Shouldn't you reflect on your own attitude regarding this conflict?
kǎo
考
shì
试
méi
没
kǎo
考
hǎo
好
，
tā
他
rèn
认
zhēn
真
fǎn
反
xǐng
省
le
了
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
xué
学
xí
习
fāng
方
fǎ
法
。
After failing the exam, he seriously reflected on his study methods.
zhǐ
只
yǒu
有
tōng
通
guò
过
shēn
深
kè
刻
fǎn
反
xǐng
省
bìng
并
tiáo
调
zhěng
整
cè
策
lüè
略
，
wǒ
我
men
们
cái
才
néng
能
zǒu
走
chū
出
kùn
困
jìng
境
。
Only through deep introspection and strategy adjustment can we get out of this predicament.
