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反省

fǎnxǐng

to reflect on oneself; introspection

A person sits thoughtfully looking into a hand mirror
Memory picture

Characters in this word

反 fǎn

Strokes
4
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition
Made of
厂 cliff 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

省 shěng

Strokes
9
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
少 few, little 目 eye
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 事故发生后,管理层首先应该反省自身的决策流程。 Shìgù fāshēng hòu, guǎnlǐcéng shǒuxiān yīnggāi fǎnxǐng zìshēn de juécè liúchéng. After the accident, management should first reflect on its own decision-making process.
  • 他做错事以后,一个人安静地反省了很久。 Tā zuò cuò shì yǐhòu, yí ge rén ānjìng de fǎnxǐng le hěn jiǔ. After doing something wrong, he sat alone and reflected quietly for a long time.
  • 每天睡前反省一下自己,会让人慢慢进步。 Měi tiān shuì qián fǎnxǐng yíxià zìjǐ, huì ràng rén mànmàn jìnbù. Reflecting on yourself briefly each night before bed helps you improve gradually.

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