HSK 3 · Modal & Attitude

反正

fǎn zhèng

anyway

Stroke order of 反正

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

反 · 4 strokes正 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

A cliff 厂 with a hand 反 flipping and an upright 正: flip it either way, it stays right.

Parts: 反 reverse + 正 correct

The characters in 反正

正 zhèng — just; right; straight (5 strokes)

Example sentence

反正我不去。

Anyway, I'm not going.

Words with 反

反复repeatedly 反应reaction; to react 反对to oppose

Words with 正

正在in the middle of (doing)正just; right; straight 正常normal 正确correct 真正real; genuine 正好just right; happen to 正是exactly; precisely 正式formal; official

More words: Modal & Attitude

当然of course 其实actually 确实indeed; really 果然as expected; sure enough 到底after all; on earth 难道could it be that 千万be sure to; ten million 恐怕I'm afraid; perhaps 大概probably; roughly 就是exactly; just 只是only; merely; but 只有only; only if 只好to have no choice but to 不得不to have to 不必need not

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