反而 (on the contrary / instead) · 反而 (au contraire / au lieu de)
Name the expectation that was reversed
- A promised explanation made a problem more confusing.
- 他解释后，我反而更不明白了。 — The result is the reverse of the expected increase in understanding.
Name the expectation that was reversed
- A promised explanation made a problem more confusing.
- he / him他explanation解释back后，I / me我on the contrary反而more更not不clear明白(completed / change)了。 — The result is the reverse of the expected increase in understanding.
A promised explanation made a problem more confusing. What does 他解释后，我反而更不明白了。 communicate?
The result is the reverse of the expected increase in understanding. Identify the expectation before translating 反而. The result need not be objectively bad in every example; reversal is the key relation.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 反而 (on the contrary / instead). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
take吃了medicine药，instead反而more更unwell难受。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is on the contrary反而 (on the contrary / instead). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
take吃了medicine药，instead反而more更unwell难受。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Took the medicine, but felt worse instead: 吃了药，____ 更难受。
… ，反而 … = on the contrary: 吃了药,反而更难受. · **… ，反而 …** = au contraire : 吃了药,反而更难受.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 他解释后，我反而更不明白了。: The result is the reverse of the expected increase in understanding.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, he / him他explanation解释back后，I / me我on the contrary反而more更not不clear明白(completed / change)了。: The result is the reverse of the expected increase in understanding.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
反而 marks the result as… · 反而 marque le résultat comme…
反而 = a surprising reversal. · 反之 = un renversement surprenant.
Know the boundary
- Identify the expectation before translating 反而.
- The result need not be objectively bad in every example; reversal is the key relation.
Know the boundary
- Identify the expectation before translating on the contrary反而.
- The result need not be objectively bad in every example; reversal is the key relation.
In 反而更难受, 反而 precedes the adjective phrase 更难受.
It marks a reversal of the expected improvement. 更难受 is an adjective predicate, not an action verb.
In the opening situation: The result is the reverse of the expected increase in understanding.
Identify the expectation before translating 反而. The result need not be objectively bad in every example; reversal is the key relation. The result is the reverse of the expected increase in understanding.
Use the distinction
- The result is the reverse of the expected increase in understanding.
- Identify the expectation before translating 反而. The result need not be objectively bad in every example; reversal is the key relation.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — "But" statements.
Use the distinction
- The result is the reverse of the expected increase in understanding.
- Identify the expectation before translating on the contrary反而. The result need not be objectively bad in every example; reversal is the key relation.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — "But" statements.