反應

See also: 反応 and 反应

Chinese

wrong side out or up; anti- to answer; to respond; ought
trad. (反應) 反 應
simp. (反应) 反 应

Pronunciation

Verb

反應

  1. to react; to respond
    反應過度 / 反应过度  ―  fǎnyìng guòdù  ―  to overreact

Noun

反應

  1. (chemistry, physics, physiology, medicine) reaction; response
    本能反應 / 本能反应  ―  běnnéng fǎnyìng  ―  instinctive reaction

Usage notes

Sometimes erroneously used interchangeably with its Mandarin homophone 反映 (fǎnyìng).

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (反應):

See also

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