反而

fǎn'ér

on the contrary; to the contrary; instead

Wiktionary

Homographs

反而 fǎnér on the contrary; instead

Examples

她不仅没责怪他，反而陈赞他。

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

Source: Tatoeba

发泄很少改善我的情绪，反而经常使它更糟。

Venting rarely improves my mood and often makes it worse.

Source: Tatoeba

你不但不和我一起吃饭，反而去和另一个女生吃饭！

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

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 反 fǎn
  1. contrary
  2. in reverse
  3. inside out or upside down
  4. to reverse
  5. to return
  6. to oppose
  7. opposite
  8. against
  9. anti-
  10. to rebel
  11. to use analogy
  12. instead
  13. abbr. for 反切 fǎnqiè phonetic system
=1 反 fàn
  1. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note fa (4).
  2. Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note fa (4).
  3. alternative form of 販 /贩 (fàn)
  4. used in 反反
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)

Containing this entry

为反而反 wèifǎn'érfǎn