反而

fǎn ér

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Conjunction

Definition

  1. on the contrary; instead

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Example

吃了藥,他的病不但沒好,反而更嚴重了。

After taking medicine, he didn't get better; instead, he got worse.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).