反正
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
反正 (fǎnzhèng) · anyway
反正 (fǎnzhèng) means “anyway; in any case”. It is written with 2 characters: 反 (reverse) + 正 (straight). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 反正 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)
正 zhèng · straight
What 正 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — up
Origin hint: A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
反正我没事，我跟你去吧。Fǎnzhèng wǒ méi shì, wǒ gēn nǐ qù ba.I'm free anyway, so I'll go with you.
别急，反正还有时间。Bié jí, fǎnzhèng hái yǒu shíjiān.Don't rush, there's still time anyway.
Questions about 反正
What does 反正 mean?
反正 (fǎnzhèng) means “anyway; in any case”.
How do you pronounce 反正?
反正 is pronounced fǎnzhèng.
Which HSK level is 反正?
反正 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 反对fǎnduìto oppose
- 反复fǎnfùrepeatedly
- 反应fǎnyìngreaction
- 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 反正 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 85: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.