反省 meaning in English

fǎnxǐng

to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience

HSK 7-9verb13 strokes

Meaning of 反省

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fǎnxǐng
  1. to reflect upon oneself
  2. to examine one's conscience
  3. to question oneself
  4. to search one's soul

Stroke order for each character

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反 fǎn · contrary · 4 strokes

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省 shěng · to save · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 反省.

反正fǎnzhènganyway; in any case
反对fǎnduìto oppose; to be against; to object to
反应fǎnyìngto react; to respond
反复fǎnfùrepeatedly; over and over
相反xiāngfǎnopposite; contrary
反而fǎn'éron the contrary; instead
反映fǎnyìngto mirror; to reflect
节省jiéshěngsaving; to save
违反wéifǎnto violate (a law)
反抗fǎnkàngto resist; to rebel
省钱shěngqiánto save money
反响fǎnxiǎngrepercussions; reaction

Questions about 反省

What does 反省 mean?

反省 (fǎnxǐng) means "to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 反省?

反省 is made of 2 characters: 反 (4 strokes), 省 (9 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 反省 an HSK word?

Yes. 反省 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.