反映

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Chinese

wrong side out or up; anti- reflect; shine
trad. (反映) 反 映
simp. #(反映) 反 映

Pronunciation

Note: huang2 iang3 - Shantou/huêng2 iang3 - Chaozhou.

Verb

反映

  1. (literally) to reflect; to mirror
    月夜裡，小徑上反映著一些疏疏落落的枝葉陰影。 [MSC, trad.]
    月夜里，小径上反映着一些疏疏落落的枝叶阴影。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yuèyè lǐ, xiǎojìng shàng fǎnyìng zhù yīxiē shū shū luòluò de zhīyè yīnyǐng.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (figuratively) to indicate; to reflect
    這部小說反映了一個封建家庭的敗落。 [MSC, trad.]
    这部小说反映了一个封建家庭的败落。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè bù xiǎoshuō fǎnyìng le yī ge fēngjiàn jiātíng de bàiluò.
    The novel reflects the decline of a feudal family.
    施政滿意度的調查，是反映民情的方法之一。 [MSC, trad.]
    施政满意度的调查，是反映民情的方法之一。 [MSC, simp.]
    Shīzhèng mǎnyì dù de diàochá, shì fǎnyìng mínqíng de fāngfǎ zhīyī.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. to express an opinion (usually criticism) to a higher echelon; to report

Synonyms

Noun

反映

  1. reflection; image; indication
    作家筆下的文學作品，往往是他個人生活體驗的反映。 [MSC, trad.]
    作家笔下的文学作品，往往是他个人生活体验的反映。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zuòjiā bǐ xià de wénxué zuòpǐn, wǎngwǎng shì tā gèrén shēnghuó tǐyàn de fǎnyìng.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

Sometimes erroneously used interchangeably with its Mandarin homophone 反應／反应 (fǎnyìng).

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (反映):

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
反 映
はん
Grade: 3 		えい
Grade: 6
kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

反(はん)映(えい) • (han'ei) ←はんえい (fan'ei)?

  1. reflection

Derived terms

Verb

反(はん)映(えい)する • (han'ei suru) ←はんえい (fan'ei)?transitive or intransitive suru (stem 反(はん)映(えい)し (han'ei shi), past 反(はん)映(えい)した (han'ei shita))

  1. to reflect

Conjugation

Conjugation of "反映する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 反映し はんえいし han'ei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 反映し はんえいし han'ei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 反映する はんえいする han'ei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 反映する はんえいする han'ei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 反映すれ はんえいすれ han'ei sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 反映せよ¹
反映しろ² 		はんえいせよ¹
はんえいしろ² 		han'ei seyo¹
han'ei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 反映される はんえいされる han'ei sareru
Causative 反映させる
反映さす 		はんえいさせる
はんえいさす 		han'ei saseru
han'ei sasu
Potential 反映できる はんえいできる han'ei dekiru
Volitional 反映しよう はんえいしよう han'ei shiyō
Negative 反映しない はんえいしない han'ei shinai
Negative continuative 反映せず はんえいせず han'ei sezu
Formal 反映します はんえいします han'ei shimasu
Perfective 反映した はんえいした han'ei shita
Conjunctive 反映して はんえいして han'ei shite
Hypothetical conditional 反映すれば はんえいすれば han'ei sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
反映

Noun

反映 • (banyeong) (hangeul 반영)

  1. hanja form? of 반영 (“reflection”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
反映

Verb

反映

  1. chữ Hán form of phản ánh (“to reflect”).
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