How to say “reflect” in Chinese

反映
fǎnyìng

reflect; report (a problem)

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Society and law”

“Reflect” in Chinese is 反映, fǎn yìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

反映 is read fǎn yìng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fǎn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
yìng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

反
fǎn — reverse; against

It hints at the sound of 饭 fàn and 板 bǎn.

映
yìng — reflect

On the left, 日 “sun”; on the right, 央 yāng hints at the reading, as it also does in 英 yīng.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “反映”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 反映. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 居民向物业反映了这个问题。jūmínxiàngwùyèfǎnyìnglezhègewèntíThe residents reported this problem to the property management.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “reflect” in Chinese?

“Reflect” in Chinese is 反映, pinyin fǎnyìng.

What does 反映 mean?

反映 (fǎnyìng) means “reflect; report (a problem)”.

How do you write 反映?

反映 is 2 characters: 反 (fǎn) — reverse; against; 映 (yìng) — reflect. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 反映?

反映 is read fǎnyìng. Tones: fǎn — third tone, yìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“reflect” in the lesson “Residents' voice”

This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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