反映
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
反映 (fǎnyìng) · to reflect
反映 (fǎnyìng) means “to reflect; to report”. It is written with 2 characters: 反 (reverse) + 映 (to project). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 反映 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)
映 yìng · to project
What 映 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 央yāng — central
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 日 gives the meaning, 央 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这本书反映了当时的社会生活。Zhè běn shū fǎnyìng le dāngshí de shèhuì shēnghuó.This book reflects the social life of that time.
这些数字反映了什么问题？Zhèxiē shùzì fǎnyìng le shénme wèntí?What problem do these figures reflect?
Questions about 反映
What does 反映 mean?
反映 (fǎnyìng) means “to reflect; to report”.
How do you pronounce 反映?
反映 is pronounced fǎnyìng.
Which HSK level is 反映?
反映 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 反对fǎnduìto oppose
- 反复fǎnfùrepeatedly
- 反应fǎnyìngreaction
- 反正fǎnzhènganyway
- 反而fǎn'érinstead
- 相反xiāngfǎnopposite
- 违反wéifǎnto violate
- 反驳fǎnbóto refute
- 反常fǎnchángunusual
- 反感fǎngǎnto dislike
Learn 反映 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.