Adv.on the contrary; instead

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How to Use 反而 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 反而 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith增加
fǎn
ér
zēng
jiā
liǎo
neutral
on the contrary, increased
Subject + Adverbwith结果
jié
guǒ
fǎn
ér
neutral
the result, on the contrary
Adverb + Adjectivewith更好
fǎn
ér
gèng
hǎo
neutral
on the contrary, even better
Idiomwith不但不
dàn
.
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.
fǎn
ér
.
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.
neutral
not only not... but on the contrary...

Example Sentences with 反而

xiǎng
bāng
fǎn
ér
ràng
shēng
le
I wanted to help him, but instead I made him angry.
shì
jiǎn
huà
liú
chéng
fǎn
ér
ràng
zhěng
tǒng
biàn
de
gèng
jiā
le
He tried to simplify the process, but instead made the entire system more complicated.
yuè
shì
cuī
fǎn
ér
yuè
yuàn
jiā
kuài
shì
ma
The more you rush him, the less willing he is to speed up, isn't that right?
chī
le
yào
bìng
fǎn
ér
gèng
zhòng
le
He took the medicine, but his illness got worse instead.
méi
yǒu
yīn
wèi
shī
bài
ér
něi
fǎn
ér
cóng
zhōng
le
bǎo
guì
de
jīng
yàn
She did not become discouraged by the failure; on the contrary, she drew valuable experience from it.
zhè
chǎng
lái
de
fǎn
ér
huǎn
jiě
le
lián
lái
de
mēn
tiān
This sudden heavy rain, on the contrary, alleviated the sultry weather of the past few days.
wéi
huì
jué
méi
xiǎng
dào
fǎn
ér
hěn
bāng
máng
I thought he would refuse, but instead he was very willing to help.
bìng
wèi
yīn
yán
de
píng
ér
tuì退
suō
fǎn
ér
gèng
jiā
jiān
dìng
le
de
chǎng
He did not retreat because of the harsh criticism; instead, he became even more firm in his position.