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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

反倒

fǎndào

In Mandarin Chinese, 反倒 (fǎndào) means “on the contrary; instead”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. on the contrary
  2. instead

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Examples

  • 帮忙反倒害了自己。
    Bāngmáng fǎndào hàile zìjǐ.
    Helping others ended up hurting myself instead.

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