反而
fǎn ér
Pinyin

Definition

反而
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fǎn ér
  1. instead
  2. on the contrary
  3. contrary (to expectations)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
而
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
而且
ér qiě
  1. 1 (not only ...) but also
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 in addition
  4. 4 furthermore
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
久而久之
jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī
  1. 1 over time
  2. 2 as time passes
  3. 3 in the fullness of time

Idioms (20)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)

Sample Sentences

听听你这话，好像不花钱你反而吃亏了一样!
tīng tīng nǐ zhè huà ，hǎoxiàng bù huāqián nǐ fǎnér chīkuī le yīyàng !
You sound as if not spending is your loss!
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反而帮助伊朗在这几年之内把武器库中装满了核弹。
fǎnér bāngzhù Yīlǎng zài zhè jǐnián zhīnèi bǎ wǔqì kù zhōng zhuāngmǎn le hédàn 。
the deal actually paves Iran's path to an entire arsenal of nuclear bombs and it's within a few years' time.
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协议不但没有让世界远离战争，反而拉近了与战争的距离。
xiéyì bùdàn méiyǒu ràng shìjiè yuǎnlí zhànzhēng ，fǎnér lājìn le yǔ zhànzhēng de jùlí 。
The deal didn't push war further away. It actually brought it closer.
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倒也不是，我的厨房还是很欢迎你们的，哈哈。他就是不靠谱，好不容易厨房里可以有人搭把手，结果反而事倍功半，还不如我一个人来得有效率呢。
dào yě bùshì ，wǒ de chúfáng háishì hěn huānyíng nǐmen de ，hāhā 。tā jiù shì bù kàopǔ ，hǎobùróngyì chúfáng lǐ kěyǐ yǒurén dā bǎ shǒu ，jiéguǒ fǎnér shì bèigōng bàn ，hái bùrú wǒ yī ge rén lái de yǒu xiàolǜ ne 。
It's not like that, you are still very welcome in my kitchen, ha ha. He's just a liability. The rare occasion I get someone to lend a hand in the kitchen, and my efficiency ends up getting halved. I'm more efficient working on my own.
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贵公司专营加拿大、美国和澳洲的留学业务，特别专攻社会科学类的学门，不过你们在加拿大的市场特别大、也做得很用心，反而对于竞争激烈的美国只针对固定的五、六所顶尖学院，其它知名大学却没有花什么工夫去经营，所以我觉得我的加拿大背景很有优势。
guì gōngsī zhuānyíng Jiānádà 、Měiguó hé Àozhōu de liúxué yèwù ，tèbié zhuāngōng shèhuìkēxué lèi de xuémén ，bùguò nǐmen zài Jiānádà de shìchǎng tèbié dà 、yě zuò de hěn yòngxīn ，fǎnér duìyú jìngzhēng jīliè de Měiguó zhī zhēnduì gùdìng de wǔ 、liù suǒ dǐngjiān xuéyuàn ，qítā zhīmíng dàxué què méiyǒu huā shénme gōngfū qù jīngyíng ，suǒyǐ wǒ juéde wǒ de Jiānádà bèijǐng hěnyǒu yōushì 。
Your company specializes in facilitating exchange programs in Canada, the US and Australia, especially for the social sciences. But you have a particularly strong market in Canada, and you are very meticulous there. In the more competitive US market, you only target five or six of the top schools. You don't spend as much energy on other famous universities, so I think my background in Canada is a big strength.
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我倒不觉得风很大，你这矮个子怎么反而站不稳呢？不过跟刚刚岸边的树比起来，好好欣赏眼前这一望无际的黄河比较实际吧？
wǒ dào bù juéde fēng hěndà ，nǐ zhè ǎi gèzi zěnme fǎnér zhàn bù wěn ne ？bùguò gēn gānggāng àn biān de shù bǐqǐlai ，hǎohāo xīnshǎng yǎnqián zhè yīwàngwújì de Huánghé bǐjiào shíjì ba ？
I don't really feel like the wind is so strong, how does someone of such a short stature like you find it hard to stand? But compared to the trees on the bank just now, it would be more practical for you to enjoy the endless span of the Yellow River before you, no?
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所以，这篇杜撰的报道中，不能适应农村生活的上海姑娘，和这位并不了解城市人的江西小伙，早一点分手或许反而是一件好事。
suǒyǐ ，zhè piān dùzhuàn de bàodào zhōng ，bùnéng shìyìng nóngcūn shēnghuó de Shànghǎi gūniang ，hé zhè wèi bìngbù liǎojiě chéngshìrén de Jiāngxī xiǎohuǒ ，zǎo yīdiǎn fēnshǒu huòxǔ fǎnér shì yī jiàn hǎoshì 。
So, in this fabricated report, that this Shanghai girl who couldn't adjust to rural life and this Jiangxi guy who doesn't understand urbanites split up this soon is probably best.
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嗯，这样反而更削弱了国内产业的竞争力。
ng4 ，zhèyàng fǎnér gèng xuēruò le guónèi chǎnyè de jìngzhēnglì 。
I see, so this actually goes to undermine the competitiveness of Chinese industry.
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她很支持我，经纪公司也是，都会给我准备补品，好像越忙反而越会去注意身体健康，我每天都会进健身房做两个小时的训练，很有帮助！
tā hěn zhīchí wǒ ，jīngjì gōngsī yě shì ，dōuhuì gěi wǒ zhǔnbèi bǔpǐn ，hǎoxiàng yuè máng fǎnér yuè huì qù zhùyì shēntǐ jiànkāng ，wǒ měitiān dōuhuì jìn jiànshēnfáng zuò liǎng gè xiǎoshí de xùnliàn ，hěnyǒu bāngzhù ！
She's very supportive, my agency is too. They prepare rescue remedies for me. The busier I am, the more I tend to look after my health though. Everyday I go to the gym for two hours for training, it's very helpful!
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那别的才艺班呢？我看很多家长都送孩子去学跳舞、画画什么的，但我总担心孩子太早学这些有的没的，压力太大，反而没了学习的兴致。
nà biéde cáiyì ne ？wǒ kàn hěn duō jiāzhǎng dōu sòng háizi qù xué tiàowǔ 、huàhuà shénme de ，dàn wǒ zǒng dānxīn háizi tài zǎo xué zhèxiē yǒudeméide ，yālì tàidà ，fǎnér méi le xuéxí de xìngzhì 。
What about other extracurricular classes? I know lots of parents send their kids to learn dance, art and things like that, but I always worry that if children study these things too soon, they'll be under too much pressure and lose interest in studying them.
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