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反而

fǎn ér · fan er

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Meaning

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  1. on the contrary; instead
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  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)走(zǒu)小路(xiǎolù)，想(xiǎng)快(kuài)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    I'll take the small street to be faster.

  2. Liangliang

    小路(xiǎolù)反而(fǎnér)更(gèng)慢(màn)，那里(nàli)在(zài)修路(xiūlù)。

    The small street is actually slower. They are fixing the road there.

  3. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)小路(xiǎolù)没有(méiyǒu)车(chē)。

    Really? I thought the small street had no cars.

  4. Liangliang

    大路(dàlù)没有(méiyǒu)堵车(dǔchē)，你(nǐ)走(zǒu)小路(xiǎolù)反而(fǎnér)慢(màn)了(le)。

    The main road has no traffic jam, and the small street is slower for you.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)现在(xiànzài)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    So what do we do now?

  6. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，慢(màn)一点(yīdiǎn)，反而(fǎnér)可以(kěyǐ)看看(kànkan)风景(fēngjǐng)。

    It's fine. Slow down, and we can look at the scenery instead.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)不(bù)仅(jǐn)没(méi)责(zé)怪(guài)他(tā)，反(fǎn)而(ér)称(chēng)赞(zàn)他(tā)。

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

Tatoeba: Chinese by woshiheyao · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

吃(chī)了(le)药(yào)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，他(tā)的(de)病(bìng)反(fǎn)而(ér)更(gèng)重(zhòng)了(le)。

After taking the medicine, his illness actually got worse.

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反
fǎn

contrary; in reverse

而
ér

and; as well as

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