反而 Pronunciation and Pinyin
反而 Usage and Examples
instead
on the contrary
rather
conversely
反而，他看来坚决要握紧权力不放。
Instead, he appears determined to cling to power.
那女人不但不生气反而笑了。
Instead of taking offence, the woman smiled.
The characters in 反而
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 反
- fǎn反chuàn串cross-dressing, gender role reversal
- fǎn反chuàn串le了Cross-dressed, Played a reverse role
- fǎn反zhī之conversely, on the contrary
- fǎn反dào倒on the contrary; instead
- fǎn反dào倒shì是on the contrary, instead
- fǎn反guāng光bǎn板reflector, reflective panel
- fǎn反chōng冲recoil, kickback
- fǎn反jī击counter-attack, retaliate
- fǎn反jī击zhī之lì力Counterattack power, Power of resistance
- fǎn反jī击shí时jī机counterattack timing, timing for a counterattack
- fǎn反qiè切fanqie, fanqie system
- fǎn反qiè切fǎ法Fanqie method, Fanqie system
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Open the tool →Questions about 反而
What does 反而 mean in Chinese?
反而 (fǎn ér) means “instead, on the contrary, rather, conversely”.
How do you pronounce 反而?
反而 is pronounced fǎn ér in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “instead” in Chinese?
“instead” is 反而 (fǎn ér) in Chinese.
How is 反而 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 反而, each with pinyin and an English translation.