HSK 6 · Science

反射 fǎnshè “reflex” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 反射 means

  1. reflex
  2. reflection
  3. to reflect (light)
  4. to reflect
  5. reflection (from a mirror etc)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)

How to say 反射

  • 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射shè4th tone, falling

反射 in a sentence

  1. 镜子能反射光线。

    Jìngzi néng fǎnshè guāngxiàn.

    Mirrors reflect light.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 眨眼是一种自然的反射。

    Zhǎyǎn shì yì zhǒng zìrán de fǎnshè.

    Blinking is a natural reflex.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 反射 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 射 (shè) with each of its parts in a different colour
射shèto shoot
  • 身body · shēn
  • 寸inch · cùn

How to write 反射

反 4 strokes · 射 10 strokes

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

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

Words related to 反射

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反正fǎnzhèng · anyway反驳fǎnbó · to refute反思fǎnsī · to reflect on

Words with 射

射击shèjī · to shoot注射zhùshè · to inject放射fàngshè · to radiate发射fāshè · to launch辐射fúshè · radiation

More words: Science & Technology

登录dēnglù · to log in电源diànyuán · power supply地质dìzhì · geology放射fàngshè · to radiate发射fāshè · to launch分解fēnjiě · to break down辐射fúshè · radiation腐蚀fǔshí · to corrode

FAQs

反射 (fǎnshè) means “reflex” or “reflection”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fǎnshè: fǎn with a 3rd tone, then shè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 反射 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fanshe with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 反射 from the suggestions. Typing fanshe into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
反射 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.