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反而

fǎn érㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: PHẢN NHI

Traditional: 反而

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3

Meaning(adverb)

on the contrary; instead

Common pattern: 不但不/没…，反而… (not only not…, but on the contrary…).

Examples

  • 吃了药，病反而更重了。

    chī le yào, bìng fǎn ér gèng zhòng le.

    After taking the medicine, he actually got worse.

  • 我帮了他，他反而怪我。

    wǒ bāng le tā, tā fǎn ér guài wǒ.

    I helped him, and he blamed me instead.

  • 雨不但没停，反而越下越大。

    yǔ bú dàn méi tíng, fǎn ér yuè xià yuè dà.

    Far from stopping, the rain got heavier.

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Stroke order

PHẢN · 4 strokes

contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 切 phonetic system

NHI · 6 strokes

and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

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