Chinese

反而

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
on the contrary; to the contrary; instead
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese反 “to turn over or flip; to turn around; to reverse; to change to an opposite position”
  • characterChinese而 “and (used to connect two clauses or adjectives)”

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