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CHINESE WORD

fǎn dào

反倒

instead

Numbered pinyin
fan3 dao4
English meanings
conj.: on the contrary, instead

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    fǎndào反倒gèng更hǎo好。

    Better instead.

  2. 02

    fǎndào反倒máfan麻烦。

    More trouble instead.

  3. 03

    jiēguǒ结果fǎndào反倒。

    The result instead.

  4. 04

    chūrényìliào出人意料。

    Unexpected.

  5. 05

    biàn辩zhèng证kàndài看待。

    See it dialectically.

  6. 06

    línghuó灵活yìngduì应对。

    Respond flexibly.

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