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反射

fǎn shè · fan she

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Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to reflect
  2. reflection (from a mirror etc)
  3. reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
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The lake and the phone

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，湖面(húmiàn)反射(fǎnshè)着(zhe)天空(tiānkōng)的(de)颜色(yánsè)！

    Look, the lake reflects the color of the sky!

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)，天空(tiānkōng)和(hé)云(yún)都(dōu)在(zài)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)。

    So pretty. The sky and the clouds are all in the water.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)手机(shǒujī)屏幕(píngmù)反射(fǎnshè)太阳光(tàiyángguāng)，我(wǒ)看不清(kànbuqīng)。

    But my phone screen reflects the sunlight and I can't see.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)转(zhuǎn)一下(yīxià)手机(shǒujī)，别(bié)让(ràng)阳光(yángguāng)反射(fǎnshè)到(dào)眼睛(yǎnjing)里(lǐ)。

    Turn your phone a little so the sunlight doesn't reflect into your eyes.

  5. Liangliang

    好了(hǎole)，现在(xiànzài)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)能(néng)看到(kàndào)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)脸(liǎn)。

    OK, now I can only see my own face.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

镜(jìng)子(zi)能(néng)反(fǎn)射(shè)出(chū)人(rén)的(de)样(yàng)子(zi)。

A mirror can reflect a person's appearance.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)用(yòng)小(xiǎo)锤(chuí)子(zi)检(jiǎn)查(chá)病(bìng)人(rén)的(de)膝(xī)跳(tiào)反(fǎn)射(shè)。

The doctor uses a small hammer to check the patient's knee-jerk reflex.

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