Characters
- 反 (反): contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
- 而 (而): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 反而
- MDBG: 反而
- Examples with 反而 on Tatoeba
Examples
你不但不和我一起吃饭,反而去和另一个女生吃饭!
寄挂号信是保险一点,不会快反而慢。
有的时候大饭店未必好吃,反而是路边摊好吃。
一旦把我自己烦恼的原因归结为“曾经、父母、他人”,自己反而不知如何是好而很是苦恼。
她不仅没责怪他,反而陈赞他。