反而, fǎnér
Meaning: instead
HSK 5 word
Example
他没有生气，反而笑了起来。
Tā méiyǒu shēngqì, fǎnér xiào le qǐlái.
He didn't get angry; instead, he started laughing.
More HSK 5 words
- 哪怕nǎpàeven if
- 从而cóngérthus, thereby
- 以及yǐjías well as
- 便biànconvenient; then
- 毕竟bìjìngafter all
- 总之zǒngzhīin short
- 反正fǎnzhènganyway
- 自从zìcóngsince
Remember 反而 for good
Purlingual brings each word back right before you’d forget it, and adds speaking and listening practice. Free for 7 days on iPhone.