HSK 6 · Function Words

反之 fǎnzhī “conversely” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 反之 means

  1. conversely
  2. on the other hand

How to say 反之

  • 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 first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale之zhī1st tone, high and level

反之 in a sentence

  1. 努力就会进步，反之就会落后。

    Nǔlì jiù huì jìnbù, fǎnzhī jiù huì luòhòu.

    If you work hard you’ll improve; otherwise, you’ll fall behind.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 天气好就去爬山，反之就在家看电影。

    Tiānqì hǎo jiù qù páshān, fǎnzhī jiù zàijiā kàn diànyǐng.

    If the weather’s good we’ll go hiking; if not, we’ll stay home and watch a film.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 反之 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 之 (zhī) drawn as one shape
之zhīhim

之 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 反之

反 4 strokes · 之 3 strokes

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

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

Words related to 反之

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 之

之zhī · of (formal equivalent of 的)之后zhīhòu · after之前zhīqián · before之间zhījiān · between百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent总之zǒngzhī · in a word之际zhījì · at the time of天伦之乐tiānlúnzhīlè · family happiness后顾之忧hòugùzhīyōu · worries back home当务之急dāngwùzhījí · top priority

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栋dòng · measure word for buildings而已éryǐ · that’s all番fān · (measure word for actions or efforts)凡是fánshì · every公然gōngrán · openly归根到底guīgēndàodǐ · in the final analysis过于guòyú · excessively姑且gūqiě · for the time being

FAQs

反之 (fǎnzhī) means “conversely” or “on the other hand”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fǎnzhī: fǎn with a 3rd tone, then zhī with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 反之 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fanzhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 反之 from the suggestions. Typing fanzhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
反之 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.