反倒

fǎndào

adverb HSK 7-9 #18,053

Meanings

1 on the contrary
2 instead
3 contrarily

Characters

opposite; contrary

instead; on the contrary

Examples

HSK 4

吃了药，病反倒更严重了。

Chī le yào, bìng fǎndào gèng yánzhòng le.

After taking medicine, the illness got worse instead.

HSK 5

我劝他别去，他反倒更想去了。

Wǒ quàn tā bié qù, tā fǎndào gèng xiǎng qù le.

I advised him not to go, but he wanted to go even more instead.

Tips

grammar

反倒 is used when the result is the opposite of what was expected. Similar to 反而, but slightly more colloquial.

Stroke Order

反 fǎn

倒 dǎo