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Chinese dictionary
v.introspect; self-examination; reflect on oneself
经过进一步的反省,我怀疑自己是不是错了。
On further reflection, I came to doubt whether I was right or not.
不是每一个人都知道怎样自我反省。
It is not everyone that knows how to introspect oneself.
我们应当经常反省自己过去的错误。
We should often reflect on our past mistakes.
反省自己的成败
review one's successes and failures
自我反省
soul-searching
停职进行反省
be temporarily relieved of one's post for self-examination
在一次难得的自我反省中,总统承认他做出了错误的决定。
In a rare moment of self-reflection, the president admitted that he had made the wrong decision.
Word usage
- Note1."反省" is different from "反思". "反思" means "think about comparatively important things in the past, with the purpose of summing up lessons and advancing forward"; "反省" means "check one's own thoughts and behaviors, with the purpose of recognizing shortcomings and mistakes, and discarding the old and the new". 2."省" cannot be pronounced as "shěng" in"反省".