反之
fǎnzhī
conversely; on the contrary
Characters in this word
之 zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 多运动身体会更健康，反之就容易生病。 Duō yùndòng shēntǐ huì gèng jiànkāng, fǎnzhī jiù róngyì shēngbìng. Exercise more and you will be healthier, whereas otherwise you get sick easily.
- 价格低买的人就多，反之就少。 Jiàgé dī mǎi de rén jiù duō, fǎnzhī jiù shǎo. When the price is low, many people buy; conversely, few do.
- 你能按时完成，我们就提前下班，反之大家都得加班。 Nǐ néng ànshí wánchéng, wǒmen jiù tíqián xiàbān, fǎnzhī dàjiā dōu děi jiābān. If you finish on time we leave early, otherwise everyone has to work overtime.
Related words
- 反对 fǎnduì to oppose
- 反复 fǎnfù again and again
- 反应 fǎnyìng to react
- 反正 fǎnzhèng anyway
- 反 fǎn opposite; reversed
- 反而 fǎn'ér instead; on the contrary
- 反映 fǎnyìng to report; to reflect
- 相反 xiāngfǎn opposite
- 违反 wéifǎn to violate; to go against
- 反馈 fǎnkuì to give feedback
- 反思 fǎnsī to reflect, to think back
- 反驳 fǎnbó to refute; to rebut