反之

fǎnzhī

conjunction #25,221

Meanings

1 on the other hand
2 conversely
3 on the contrary

Characters

opposite; reverse

of; it (classical particle)

Examples

努力工作会成功，反之则会失败。

Nǔlì gōngzuò huì chénggōng, fǎnzhī zé huì shībài.

Working hard leads to success; conversely, it leads to failure.

你帮助别人，反之他们也会帮助你。

Nǐ bāngzhù biérén, fǎnzhī tāmen yě huì bāngzhù nǐ.

You help others; conversely, they will help you too.

Tips

usage

反之 introduces the opposite scenario of what was just stated. It is more formal than 相反 (xiāngfǎn, 'on the contrary') and often appears in written Chinese, academic, or logical arguments.

Stroke Order

反 fǎn

之 zhī