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反映

fǎn yìng · fan ying

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to mirror
  2. to reflect
  3. mirror image
  4. reflection
  5. (fig.) to report
  6. to make known
  7. to render
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The broken light

  1. Liangliang

    楼道(lóudào)的(de)灯(dēng)又(yòu)坏(huài)了(le)。

    The hallway light is broken again.

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)跟(gēn)物业(wùyè)反映(fǎnyìng)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    Let's report it to the property office.

  3. Liangliang

    上次(shàngcì)反映(fǎnyìng)了(le)，他们(tāmen)没(méi)来(lái)。

    We reported it last time and they didn't come.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)这次(zhècì)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)反映(fǎnyìng)。

    Then this time I'll call to report it.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)快(kuài)看(kàn)，灯(dēng)亮(liàng)了(le)！

    Look, the light just came on!

  6. Dengdeng

    看来(kànlai)我们(wǒmen)的(de)反映(fǎnyìng)有用(yǒuyòng)了(le)。

    So our report worked.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)眼(yǎn)睛(jing)是(shì)一(yí)片(piàn)反(fǎn)映(yìng)我(wǒ)梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)的(de)海(hǎi)洋(yáng)。

My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

交(jiāo)际(jì)者(zhě)的(de)关(guān)系(xi)往(wǎng)往(wǎng)会(huì)反(fǎn)映(yìng)在(zài)他(tā)们(men)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)距(jù)离(lí)上(shàng)。

The relationships of socialisers are often reflected in the distance between them.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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反
fǎn

contrary; in reverse

映
yìng

to reflect (light); to shine

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