6 Old HSK word(s): 倒是 ** B dao4shi on the contrary 反 ** C fan3 on the contrary/ instead 反 ** C fan3 on the contrary/ instead 反而 ** C fan3'er2 on the contrary/ instead 反之 ** D fan3zhi1 on the contrary/ whereas 反倒 ** D fan3dao4 on the contrary/ instead
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反 reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
倒 fall over / lie down / take turns
on the contrary, instead but on the contrary on the contrary on the contrary [indicating contrast, a turn in meaning, concession or modifying or toning down a preceding statement] 281 Originally, contrarily, purposely, eventually 本来 (běnlái), 相反 (xiāngfǎn), 故意 (gùyì), 最终 (zuìzhōng) 7 反而 [-] fǎn’ér (instead-but) on the contrary, instead: ~容易. On the contrary, it’s easy. || ~更难. On the contrary, it’s more difficult. || ~看不清楚. On the contrary, I can’t see clearly. '
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