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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 5

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. For optical-instrument reflectors (flashlight bowl, telescope mirror), 反光镜 is the technical term.

Stroke Order

反 fǎn

光 guāng

镜 jìng