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反而

fǎn ér
HSK 5
instead, on the contrary
adverb

Example Sentences

我以为他会来,反而他没有来。
wǒ yǐwéi tā huì lái , fǎnér tā méiyǒu lái 。
I thought he would come, but on the contrary, he did not come.
她原本想请假,反而在工作上更努力了。
tā yuánběn xiǎng qǐngjià , fǎnér zài gōngzuò shàng gēng nǔlì le 。
She originally wanted to take a leave, but instead, she worked even harder.
我以为他会生气,反而对我非常包容。
wǒ yǐwéi tā huì shēngqì , fǎnér duì wǒ fēicháng bāoróng 。
I thought he would be angry, but on the contrary, he was very tolerant of me.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

反倒fǎndào
on the contrary
A more colloquial way to express a contrary outcome or situation.
倒是dǎoshì
rather
Used to indicate a surprising result, often in a positive context.

Words Starting With 反

反对fǎn duì
to fight against; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition
反映fǎn yìng
"to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; fig. to report; to make known; to render; used erroneously for 反應|反应, response or reaction"
反复fǎn fù
repeatedly; over and over
反应fǎn yìng
to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction
反正fǎn zhèng
to put things back in order; to return to the correct path; in any event; come what may; whatever happens (I'm still sure it's right); anyway

Words Ending With 而

然而rán ér
however; yet; but
从而cóng ér
thus; thereby
因而yīn ér
"therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ..."
时而shí ér
occasionally; from time to time
进而jìn ér
and then (what follows next)

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Individual Characters

反fǎn
turn over, rebel, on the contrary
HSK 4
而ér
and, as well as, and so, but (not)

Public Lists with 反而

HSK 5
All words for the HSK 5 test
Advanced HSK5 Terms
Vocabulary commonly seen in HSK5 practice, bridging mid-high level usage.