Chinese word dictionary

反正

fǎnzhèng · anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side

Practice word

Word information

Simplified反正

Traditional反正

Pinyinfǎnzhèng

Part of speech副

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

反fǎn

reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-

正zhèng

straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

How to learn 反正

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

正在zhèngzài

to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing

正zhèng

straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive

反对fǎnduì

to oppose; to be against; to object to

相反xiāngfǎn

opposite; contrary

真正zhēnzhèng

genuine; real; true; really; indeed

正常zhèngcháng

regular; normal; ordinary