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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 反而
[fǎn'ér]
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1.
副
表示跟上文意思相反或超出预料，在句中起转折作用
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退休后反而更忙了
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Examples
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她替儿子做作业，反而帮了倒忙。
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She did her son a disservice by doing his homework for him.
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他自己错了不承认，反而倒打一耙。
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So far from admitting his own mistake, he falsely accused his critic.
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他没有放慢速度，反而把车开得更快了。
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He didn't slow down. On the contrary, he drove faster.
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他不但不承认错误，反而替自己抹粉。
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He not only refused to admit his mistake but even tried to whitewash himself.
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不徒无益，反而有害
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not only useless, but harmful
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你去了帮不上忙，反而扯腿。
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It won't help even you were there, you just would have been a drag.
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这事儿最好分头协作，搭班干反而效率不高。
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It is better to go about the work separately, as collaboration would make us less efficient.
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我犯憷主要是因为没有经验，怕干不好反而耽误了你的事。
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Due to my lack of experience, I was nervous for fear that I might screw the whole thing up.
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众人都帮忙开导她，她哭得反而更为厉害。
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Everybody tried to straighten her out, but she shed more tears.
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Collocations
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反而大了
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become larger rather than (smaller)
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反而平静下来
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quiet down on the contrary
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