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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">反而</span> (fǎn'ér) is used to express "<b>on the contrary</b>" or "<b>in contrast</b>," with <span class="hanzi">反而</span> going in the second part of the sentence. Note that the meaning of <span class="hanzi">反而</span> goes beyond just "<b>but</b>" and is usually used to explain that something is totally the opposite of what one was expecting.</p>
<h2 id="standard-structure-with-反而">Standard Structure with <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal;">反而</span></h2>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
<p>Normally the first clause above makes a statement, and then the second clause introduces the part that is totally opposite of one's expectations.</p>
<p>The overall structure of sentences that use <span class="hanzi">反而</span> is something like this:</p>
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<div class="deux">Sentence， Subj. + <span class="hanzist">反而</span> + ⋯⋯</div>
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<p>It's also important to point out that <span class="hanzi">反而</span> is not a <a href="conjunctions" title="wikilink">conjunction</a>; it's an <a href="adverbs" title="wikilink">adverb</a>. Practically speaking, this means that rather than joining two statements, it goes inside a statement (within the second clause). Specifically, it needs to come after the subject and before the verb. (Note that when you use a conjunction like <span class="hanzi">但是</span> it comes before the subject! <span class="hanzi">反而</span> is different in this respect. Also, rather than replacing <span class="hanzi">但是</span>, it can work with it to add emphasis.</p>
<p>Also, sometimes the subject of the second clause will be omitted. If there is a subject, however, <span class="hanzi">反而 </span>definitely need to come after it.</p>
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<li><span class="hanzi">我 帮 了 她 ， 反而 她 生气 了 。</span><br/></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我 帮 了 她 ， 她 反而 生气 了 。</span><br/></li>
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<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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<ul>
<li><span class="hanzi">吃 了 这 个 药 ，病 反而 加重了。</span> <span class="trans">After taking medicine, the illness didn't get better. On the contrary, it got even worse.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你 的 帮助 反而 给 我们 带来 了 麻烦。</span> <span class="trans">Your help wasn't really helpful ; on the contrary, it gave us trouble.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">这 个 新 系统 反而 降低 了 我们 的 工作 效率。</span> <span class="trans">This new system didn't improve our working efficiency. On the contrary, it reduced it.</span></li>
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<h2 id="fuller-structure">Fuller Structure</h2>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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<div class="deux">Sentence，Subj. <span class="hanzist">不但</span> + <span class="hanzist">不</span> / <span class="hanzist">没</span> ⋯⋯，<span class="hanzist">反而</span> + ⋯⋯</div>
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<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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<li><span class="hanzi">吃 了 药 ，病 不但 没 好 ，反而 加重 了。</span> <span class="trans">After taking medicine, the illness didn't get better. On the contrary, it got even worse.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我 帮 了 她 ， 她 不但 不 谢 我， 反而 生气 了。</span> <span class="trans">I helped her and she didn't thank me. On the contrary, she got very mad.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你 这样 做，不但 没 帮到 我们，反而 给 我们 带来 了 麻烦。</span> <span class="trans">You didn't help us by doing this. On the contrary, you brought us trouble.</span></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="The_"However"_Adverb_"que"" title="wikilink">The "However" Adverb "que"</a></li>
<li><a href="Expressing_Contrariness_with_"dao"" title="wikilink">Expressing Contrariness with "dao"</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li>Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 259) </li>
<li>New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本4</span>) (p. 84) </li>
<li><span class="hanzi">卓越汉语－公司实战篇</span> (pp. 83, 151-2) </li>
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<h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
<ul>
<li>汉语教学: <a href="http://www.pep.com.cn/xgjy/hyjx/hyxxzy/hyxx/cyxx/201009/t20100901_855691.htm_%E5%8F%8D%E8%80%8C" title="wikilink">http://www.pep.com.cn/xgjy/hyjx/hyxxzy/hyxx/cyxx/201009/t20100901_855691.htm 反而</a></li>
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