Chinese word dictionary

反而

fǎn’ér · on the contrary; instead

Practice word

Word information

Simplified反而

Traditional反而

Pinyinfǎn’ér

Part of speech副

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

反fǎn

reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-

而ér

and, and then, and yet; but

How to learn 反而

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Words with the same characters

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而且érqiě

(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore

而ér

and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

反对fǎnduì

to oppose; to be against; to object to

然而rán’ér

however; but; yet

相反xiāngfǎn

opposite; contrary

从而cóng’ér

thus; thereby