反光镜

反光鏡

fǎnguāngjìng

noun #34,139

Measure Word

一面反光镜 miàn

Meanings

1 reflector
2 rearview / wing mirror (on a vehicle)
3 reflecting mirror (in flashlights, telescopes, etc.)

Characters

to reverse, reflect

Examples

他撞坏了车的右边反光镜。

Tā zhuàng huài le chē de yòubiān fǎnguāngjìng.

He smashed the right wing mirror of the car.

请通过反光镜观察后方车辆。

Qǐng tōngguò fǎnguāngjìng guānchá hòufāng chēliàng.

Please use the rearview mirror to check vehicles behind you.

Tips

usage

Most often refers to car wing/side mirrors in everyday speech. The dashboard rearview mirror is more specifically 后视镜 (hòushìjìng). For optical-instrument reflectors (flashlight bowl, telescope mirror), 反光镜 is the technical term.

Stroke Order

反 fǎn

光 guāng

镜 jìng