conversely; on the contrary; otherwise (conj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
反之 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
繁殖 fán zhí - breed; reproduce; propagate (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
他努力学习，反之他的成绩会下降。 tā nǔlì xuéxí， fǎnzhī tā de chéngjī huì xiàjiàng。 - He studies hard; otherwise, his grades will drop.
这个假设为真，那个假设反之为假。 zhège jiǎshè wéi zhēn， nàge jiǎshè fǎnzhī wéi jiǎ。 - If this hypothesis is true, then the opposite hypothesis is false.
我认为这种方法是有效的，反之则是浪费时间。 wǒ rènwéi zhè zhǒng fāngfǎ shì yǒuxiào de， fǎnzhī zé shì làngfèi shíjiān。 - I believe this method is effective; otherwise, it would be a waste of time.
他通常很有礼貌，但有时反之。 tā tōngcháng hěn yǒu lǐmào， dàn yǒushí fǎnzhī。 - He is usually polite, but sometimes the opposite.
如果条件成立，反之则无效。 rúguǒ tiáojiàn chénglì， fǎnzhī zé wúxiào。 - If the conditions are met, otherwise it is invalid.
Characters
之 zhī - [a more literary form of 的; showing possession] | HSK 4
反 fǎn - to turn over, to reverse; to return, to counter; counter-revolutionary, reactionary; to generalize |