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反而

fǎn'ér

instead; on the contrary

HSK 4 · Topic “Logic and stance”
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Characters in this word

反 fǎn

Strokes
4
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition
Made of
厂 cliff 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

而 ér

Strokes
6
Radical
而 — and, and then, and yet

Example phrases

  • 他反而笑了。 Tā fǎnér xiào le. Instead, he laughed.
  • 我反而不累。 Wǒ fǎnér bú lèi. Instead, I am not tired.
  • 天反而热了。 Tiān fǎnér rè le. Instead, the weather got hot.

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