HSK 5 · Function Words

反正 fǎnzhèng “anyway” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 反正 means

  1. anyway
  2. in any case

How to say 反正

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale反fǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale正zhèng4th tone, falling

反正 in a sentence

  1. 反正一样。

    Fǎnzhèng yíyàng.

    It makes no difference anyway.

    Sentence #9833741 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 至于你信不信，由你，我反正信了。

    Zhìyú nǐ xìn bu xìn, yóu nǐ, wǒ fǎnzhèng xìn le.

    Whether you believe it or not is up to you – I believe it, anyway.

    Sentence #1015627 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 反正事情已过去了，那不用再提了。

    Fǎnzhèng shìqing yǐ guòqù le, nà búyòng zài tí le.

    Anyway, it’s all in the past, so there’s no need to bring it up again.

    Sentence #9401702 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 反正 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 反 (fǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
反fǎncontrary
  • 厂cliff · hǎn
  • 又again · yòu
The character 正 (zhèng) with each of its parts in a different colour
正zhèngstraight
  • 一one · yī
  • 止stop · zhǐ

Memory aidPicture a foot 止 heading straight for a line 一: straight, correct.

How to write 反正

反 4 strokes · 正 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

反正 (fǎnzhèng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 反正 (fǎnzhèng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 反正

Words with 反

反对fǎnduì · to oppose相反xiāngfǎn · opposite反映fǎnyìng · to reflect反应fǎnyìng · to react违反wéifǎn · to violate (a law)反而fǎn'ér · on the contrary反复fǎnfù · repeatedly反驳fǎnbó · to refute反思fǎnsī · to reflect on反问fǎnwèn · to ask a rhetorical question

Words with 正

正在zhèngzài · in the process of正常zhèngcháng · regular正确zhèngquè · correct正式zhèngshì · formal真正zhēnzhèng · genuine正好zhènghǎo · just (in time)正zhèng · just (in the middle of doing something)改正gǎizhèng · to correct正月zhēngyuè · first month of the lunar year更正gēngzhèng · to correct

More words: Function Words & Grammar

多亏duōkuī · thanks to嗯ǹg · uh-huh反而fǎn'ér · on the contrary反复fǎnfù · repeatedly仿佛fǎngfú · as if非fēi · to not be纷纷fēnfēn · one after another幅fú · measure word for paintings

FAQs

反正 (fǎnzhèng) means “anyway” or “in any case”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it fǎnzhèng: fǎn with a 3rd tone, then zhèng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 反正 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fanzheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 反正 from the suggestions. Typing fanzheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
反正 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.