反应
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
反应 (fǎnyìng) · reaction
反应 (fǎnyìng) means “reaction; response; to react”. It is written with 2 characters: 反 (reverse) + 应 (should). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 反应 is built
The characters
反 fǎn · reverse
What 反 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A hand 又 held up against a cliff 厂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
应 yīng · should
What 应 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
他的反应很快。Tā de fǎnyìng hěn kuài.He reacts quickly.
大家对这个想法有什么反应？Dàjiā duì zhège xiǎngfǎ yǒu shénme fǎnyìng?How did everyone react to this idea?
Questions about 反应
What does 反应 mean?
反应 (fǎnyìng) means “reaction; response; to react”.
How do you pronounce 反应?
反应 is pronounced fǎnyìng.
Which HSK level is 反应?
反应 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 反对fǎnduìto oppose
- 反复fǎnfùrepeatedly
- 反正fǎnzhènganyway
- 反而fǎn'érinstead
- 反映fǎnyìngto reflect
- 相反xiāngfǎnopposite
- 违反wéifǎnto violate
- 反驳fǎnbóto refute
- 反常fǎnchángunusual
- 反感fǎngǎnto dislike
Learn 反应 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.