Expressing "on the contrary" with "fan'er"

Nível: HSK 5 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

反而 (fǎn'ér) is used to express "on the contrary" or "in contrast," with 反而 appearing as part of the second part of the sentence. Note that the meaning of 反而 goes beyond just "but" and is usually used to explain that something is totally the opposite of what one was expecting. Normally the first clause makes a statement, and then the second clause introduces the part that is totally opposite of one's expectations. The word "actually" may be helpful in some translations. ⋯⋯ ，Subj. + 反而 + [Unexpected Outcome] It's also important to point out that 反而 is not a conjunction ; it's an adverb . 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 (if there is one) and before the verb . (This is different from a conjunction like 但是 which comes before the subject!) Also 反而 can appear in one sentence with 但是. Rather than replacing it, 反而 can work with 但是 to add even more contrarian emphasis.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 我帮了她，她反而生气了。 (wǒ bāng le tā ， tā fǎnér shēngqì le 。): "I helped her, but she was angry."
• 他没有放弃，反而更努力了！ (tā méiyǒu fàngqì ，fǎnér gèng nǔlì le ！): "He did not give up, but worked harder!"
• 改革反而让老百姓更不满意了。 (gǎigé fǎnér ràng lǎobǎixìng gèng bù mǎnyì le 。): "Instead, the reform made the people more dissatisfied."
• 吃了这个药，病反而更严重了。 (chī le zhègè yào ，bìng fǎnér gèng yánzhòng le 。): "After taking this medicine, the disease became worse."
• 你的参与反而给我们带来了麻烦。 (nǐ de cānyǔ fǎnér gěi wǒmen dàilái le máfán 。): "Instead, your participation has caused us trouble."

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