反省 (fǎn xǐng) — to reflect on oneself; to examine one's own mistakes or conscience
Definition
反省 is a formal, self-directed 'to reflect on one's own mistakes/conscience' — narrower than 思考 (general deep thinking) and more personal than 反思 (which can target a situation, not just the self).
verb
to reflect on oneselfto examine one's own mistakes or conscience
Examples
- 反省。Tā yīng gāi rèn zhēn fǎn xǐng zì jǐ de bù zú.He should seriously reflect on his own shortcomings.
- ，反省。Jīng guò zhè cì shī bài, wǒ shēn shēn fǎn xǐng le hěn duō.After this failure, I deeply reflected a lot.
- 反省。Zhè jiàn shì zhí dé wǒ men fǎn xǐng.This matter is worth our reflection.
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