反而(fǎn ér): on the contrary
HSK 42 characters
on the contrary
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- fǎn ér
- Meaning
- on the contrary; instead
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
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Related words
Common words sharing a character with 反而 — tap one to open its word page.
fǎn反wèn问
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yī一fǎn反cháng常tài态
complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
miǎn免yì疫fǎn反yìng应
immune response
chū出ěr尔fǎn反ěr尔
old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back …
huà化xué学fǎn反yìng应
chemical reaction
fǎn反chuàn串
(Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty
fǎn反zhī之
on the other hand...
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