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反躬自问
fǎn gōng zì wèn
Pinyin
Definition
反躬自问
-
fǎn gōng zì wèn
introspection
to ask oneself
Character Decomposition
反
⺁
又
躬
身
弓
自
自
问
门
口
Related Words
(20)
来自
lái zì
1
to come from (a place)
2
From: (in email header)
反正
fǎn zhèng
1
anyway
2
in any case
3
to come over from the enemy's side
自
zì
1
self
2
oneself
3
from
4
since
5
naturally
6
surely
自己
zì jǐ
1
oneself
2
one's own
出自
chū zì
1
to come from
反
fǎn
1
contrary
2
in reverse
3
inside out or upside down
4
to reverse
5
to return
6
to oppose
7
opposite
8
against
9
anti-
10
to rebel
11
to use analogy
12
instead
13
abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system
反倒
fǎn dào
1
but on the contrary
2
but expectedly
反反复复
fǎn fǎn fù fù
1
repeatedly
2
time and time again
反射
fǎn shè
1
to reflect
2
reflection (from a mirror etc)
3
reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
反对
fǎn duì
1
to fight against
2
to oppose
3
to be opposed to
4
opposition
反弹
fǎn tán
1
to bounce
2
to bounce back
3
to boomerang
4
to ricochet
5
rebound (of stock market etc)
6
bounce
7
backlash
8
negative repercussions
反复
fǎn fù
1
variant of 反覆|反复[fǎn fù]
反思
fǎn sī
1
to think back over sth
2
to review
3
to revisit
4
to rethink
5
reflection
6
reassessment
反感
fǎn gǎn
1
to be disgusted with
2
to dislike
3
bad reaction
4
antipathy
反应
fǎn yìng
1
to react
2
to respond
3
reaction
4
response
5
reply
6
chemical reaction
7
CL:個|个[gè]
反抗
fǎn kàng
1
to resist
2
to rebel
反击
fǎn jī
1
to strike back
2
to beat back
3
to counterattack
反映
fǎn yìng
1
to mirror
2
to reflect
3
mirror image
4
reflection
5
(fig.) to report
6
to make known
7
to render
反省
fǎn xǐng
1
to reflect upon oneself
2
to examine one's conscience
3
to question oneself
4
to search one's soul
反而
fǎn ér
1
instead
2
on the contrary
3
contrary (to expectations)
Idioms
(20)
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
1
complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
2
entirely outside the norm
3
out of character
不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
1
not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
1
can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
1
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
1
self-explanatory
2
self-evident (idiom)
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
1
to let things take their course (idiom)
2
to leave it to nature
3
laissez-faire
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
1
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
2
hoist by his own petard
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
1
free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
1
younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
1
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
1
old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
2
to blow hot and cold
3
to contradict oneself
4
inconsistent
出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ
1
from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
1
obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
1
effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
1
to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
2
bending and scraping to curry favor
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
1
to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
2
to retort
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
1
lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
1
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
1
to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
1
to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
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