反
倒

But on the contrary in Chinese: 反倒 (fǎn dào)

fǎn dào

but on the contrary

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1but on the contrary
  2. 2but expectedly

Stroke order

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反
倒

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄢˇ

fǎn

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄠˋ

dào

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我劝他休息，他反倒工作得更晚了。

    wǒ quàn tā xiū xi， tā fǎn dào gōng zuò dé gèng wǎn le。

    I urged him to rest, but on the contrary he worked even later.

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Related words

倒

dǎo

to fall

反

fǎn

contrary

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

反映

fǎn yìng

to mirror

相反

xiāng fǎn

opposite

倒霉

dǎo méi

to have bad luck

反而

fǎn ér

on the contrary

反复

fǎn fù

repeatedly

反应

fǎn yìng

to react

反正

fǎn zhèng

anyway

违反

wéi fǎn

to violate (a law)

倒闭

dǎo bì

to go bankrupt

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