# 反而 (fǎn'ér)

In Mandarin Chinese, 反而 (fǎn'ér) means “(adverb) on the contrary; instead”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adverb) on the contrary; instead
- Pinyin: fǎn'ér (fan3 er2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 下雨了，人反而更少了。
  Xiàyǔ le, rén fǎn'ér gèng shǎo le.
  It was raining, so there were fewer people instead.

## Characters

- [反](https://hanziro.com/word/fan-opposite/) (fǎn): opposite; inside out
- [而](https://hanziro.com/word/er-and-as-well/) (ér): (conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet

https://hanziro.com/word/fan-er-on-contrary/

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