反而 (fǎn'ér) means Contrary (instead). Below are 8 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
雨没停， 反而 下大了。
Yǔ méi tíng, fǎn'ér xià dà le.
The rain did not stop; it got heavier instead.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 反而
吃了药，他 反而 更难受了。
Chī le yào, tā fǎn'ér gèng nánshòu le.
After taking the medicine he felt worse instead.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 反而
忙完之后他 反而 觉得空虚。
Máng wán zhīhòu tā fǎn'ér juéde kōngxū.
Once the rush was over he actually felt empty.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 空虚
他过于紧张， 反而 发挥失常。
Tā guòyú jǐnzhāng, fǎn'ér fāhuī shīcháng.
He was so nervous that he actually performed below his level.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 过于
那次失败 反而 激发了他的斗志。
Nà cì shībài fǎn'ér jīfā le tā de dòuzhì.
That failure actually fired up his fighting spirit.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 激发
他太急于求成，结果 反而 慢了。
Tā tài jíyúqiúchéng, jiéguǒ fǎn'ér màn le.
He was so impatient for results that he actually went slower.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 急于求成
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From the graded readers
后来我慢慢发现，休息以后我做事 反而 更快了。
hòulái wǒ mànmàn fāxiàn, xiūxi yǐhòu wǒ zuòshì fǎn'ér gèng / gēng kuài le / liǎo / liào.
Then I gradually noticed that after resting I actually worked faster.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
四年里说了那么多话，最后十分钟 反而 说不出来。
sìnián lǐ shuōle nàme duō huà, zuìhòu shífēn zhōng fǎn'ér shuō bùchū lái.
Four years of talking, and in the last ten minutes we couldn't manage anything.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
Questions about 反而
How is 反而 used in a sentence?
This page shows 8 sentences using 反而 (fǎn'ér, "Contrary (instead)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 反而 an HSK word?
Yes — 反而 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 反而?
The dictionary page for 反而 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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