反而
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

反而

fǎn’ér

on the contrary; instead

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

on the contrary; instead

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 反而

What does 反而 mean in Chinese?

反而 (fǎn’ér) means on the contrary; instead.

How do you pronounce 反而?

反而 is pronounced fǎn’ér.

Is 反而 an HSK word?

反而 is on the HSK 5 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 反而?

反而 is used as a 副词 (adverb) in Chinese.

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