反而

fǎn érㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    on the contrary; instead

Examples

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她不仅没责怪他,反而陈赞他。

她不僅沒責怪他,反而陳贊他。

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

不能过度运动,要量力而行,否则反而对身体造成负面影响。

不能過度運動,要量力而行,否則反而對身體造成負面影響。

One can't go beyond one's limits with exercising and stay within the bounds of what one can do. Otherwise, it can have negative effects on the body.

你不但不和我一起吃饭,反而去和另一个女生吃饭!

你不但不和我一起喫飯,反而去和另一個女生喫飯!

Not only did you not eat with me, you went to have dinner with another girl!

发泄很少改善我的情绪,反而经常使它更糟。

發泄很少改善我的情緒,反而經常使它更糟。

Venting rarely improves my mood and often makes it worse.

Grammar

Grammar using 反而

反而

Faner On The Contrary (反而) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

不但不(没)A,反而 B

Bu Bu Mei A Fan B (不但不(没)A,反而 B) · B2 · TOCFL b2

Lesson coming later