Nantoka/反而fǎn érHSK 4反而 (fǎn ér) is a Chinese word meaning “on the contrary; instead”.Meanings1on the contrary; insteadPart of speechadverbCharacters in 反而反fǎn · contrary而ér · andRelated words而and而且(not only ...) but also而已that's all反应to react反正anyway反对to oppose; to be against; to object to而是rather反contrary而言(typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...然而however; but; yet违反to violate (a law)反抗to resistStudy Chinese with flashcards →