反之 (fǎn zhī): conversely, on the other hand

反之

fǎn zhī

conversely, on the other hand

HSK 6Mythic

What does 反之 mean?

反之 (pinyin: fǎn zhī) means conversely, on the other hand. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 反之

勤奋qín fèn 的de 人rén 进步jìn bù 快kuài，反之fǎn zhī 则zé 慢màn。

Diligent people improve quickly, conversely, it is slow.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing 反 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 之

The characters of 反之

反	fǎn	component character
之	zhī	of (possessive or attributive particle, literary) (HSK 4)

Related HSK 6 words

诧异	chà yì	surprised, astonished
外行	wài háng	layperson, outsider, non-expert
争气	zhēng qì	to prove oneself; to be worthy
蔑视	miè shì	to despise, to scorn, to look down upon
精简	jīng jiǎn	streamline, simplify
常年	cháng nián	all year round, perpetually
烘	hōng	to dry, roast, or heat by fire
通俗	tōng sú	popular, easy to understand

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