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反倒 (fǎn dào): On the contrary / instead (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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3.

Character Breakdown

反 • fǎn • opposite, reverse, against • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

fǎn反

opposite, reverse, against

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Pinyinfǎn dào

MeaningOn the contrary / instead

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倒 • dào • to pour; to reverse; on the contrary • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

dào倒

to pour; to reverse; on the contrary

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 反倒.

Words with 反

反对fǎn duìto fight against; to opposed to something
相反xiāng fǎnopposite; on the contrary
反复fǎn fùrepeatedly; again and again; over and over
反应fǎn yìngreaction; response; repercussion
反映fǎn yìngto mirror
反正fǎn zhènganyway; anyhow; in any case
反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead
违反wéi fǎnto violate; transgress; infringe

Words with 倒

倒霉dǎo méifall on hard times; have bad luck
摔倒shuāi dǎoto fall down
倒是dào shicontrary to what one might expect
倒车dǎo chēto change buses, trains etc

倒闭

dǎo bì

close down; go bankrupt; go out of business

颠倒diān dǎoput upside down; overthrow; transpose

倒塌dǎo tāCollapse

倒数dào shǔCountdown

4.

How to Use 反倒 in Sentences

Adverb + Verb

fǎn反

dào倒

yǐn引

qǐ起

neutral

instead cause

fǎn反

dào倒

jué觉

de得

neutral

instead feel

Adverb + Adjective

fǎn反

dào倒

má麻

fan烦

5.

Example Sentences with 反倒

wǒ我

bāng帮

tā他

，

tā他

fǎn反

dào

neutral

instead troublesome

fǎn反

dào倒

gèng更

hǎo好

neutral

instead better

倒

shēng生

qì气

。

I helped him, but he got angry instead.

tā他

běn本

xiǎng想

tōng通

guò过

jiě解

shì释

lái来

chéng澄

qīng清

wù误

huì会

，

fǎn反

dǎo倒

ràng让

qíng情

kuàng况

biàn变

de得

gèng更

jiā加

fù复

zá杂

le了

。

He intended to clarify the misunderstanding through explanation, but on the contrary, it made the situation even more complicated.

zhèng政

fǔ府

chū出

tái台

zhè这

xiàng项

zhèng政

cè策

，

fǎn反

dǎo倒

yǐn引

fā发

le了

gōng公

zhòng众

gèng更

guǎng广

fàn泛

de的

zhì质

yí疑

ma吗

？

Did the government's introduction of this policy, on the contrary, trigger broader public questioning?

wǒ我

yǐ以

wéi为

tā他

huì会

jù拒

jué绝

，

méi没

xiǎng想

dào到

tā他

fǎn反

dào倒

tóng同

yì意

le了

。

I thought he would refuse, but he agreed instead.

tā他

běn本

xiǎng想

ān安

wèi慰

tā她

，

jié结

guǒ果

fǎn反

dào倒

ràng让

tā她

gèng更

shāng伤

xīn心

le了

。

He intended to comfort her, but ended up making her even sadder.