反观 (fǎn guān) — to look back from another angle; to reflect by contrast
Definition
反观 (fǎn guān) means 'to look at something by contrast' — you turn your gaze to another side (often oneself or reality) to highlight a difference. More rhetorical and written than a plain 回头看.
verb
to look back from another angleto reflect by contrast
Examples
- 反观，。fǎn guān Lì shǐ, wǒ men néng xué dào hěn duō jiào xùn.Looking back at history, we can learn many lessons.
- 反观，。fǎn guān Zì shēn, tā fā xiàn le zì jǐ de bù zú.Turning to reflect on himself, he discovered his own shortcomings.
- 反观，。fǎn guān Xiàn shí, zhè zhǒng guān diǎn bìng bù chéng lì.Looking at reality from the other side, this view does not hold up.
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