反而fǎn'éron the contrary; instead; ratherHSK 5Pronunciationfǎn'érExample sentence我以为他会生气,他反而笑了。Wǒ yǐwéi tā huì shēngqì, tā fǎn'ér xiào le.I thought he would get angry, but instead he laughed.Read and choose an answerOne fixed sampleExplore a sample