反
而

On the contrary in Chinese: 反而 (fǎn ér)

fǎn ér

on the contrary

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1on the contrary; instead

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反
而

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄢˇ

fǎn

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄦˊ

ér

ㄦ/ erˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 她不仅没责怪他，反而称赞他。

    tā bù jǐn méi zé guài tā， fǎn ér chēng zàn tā。

    It wasn't just that she didn't blame him - she actually praised the guy.

  • 发泄很少改善我的情绪，反而经常使它更糟。

    fā xiè hěn shǎo gǎi shàn wǒ de qíng xù， fǎn ér jīng cháng shǐ tā gèng zāo。

    Venting rarely improves my mood and often makes it worse.

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Related words

而

ér

and

反

fǎn

contrary

而且

ér qiě

(not only ...) but also

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

反映

fǎn yìng

to mirror

然而

rán ér

however

相反

xiāng fǎn

opposite

从而

cóng ér

thus

反复

fǎn fù

repeatedly

反应

fǎn yìng

to react

反正

fǎn zhèng

anyway

违反

wéi fǎn

to violate (a law)

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