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反而……

fǎn'ér...

instead; on the contrary... (反而……)

instead; on the contrary... (反而……) belongs to adverbial patterns and expresses "instead; on the contrary...".

Anchor example

这件事没有让我难过，反而让我更有信心。

Zhè jiàn shì méiyǒu ràng wǒ nánguò, fǎn'ér ràng wǒ gèng yǒu xìnxīn.

This did not make me sad; instead, it made me more confident.

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Explanation

The pattern instead; on the contrary... (反而……) is a adverbial pattern used to express: instead; on the contrary.... Its actual structural frame is A，反而 B; when forming a sentence, keep each element in its proper position. Place the grammatical marker in the correct position before or inside the predicate. Example: 这件事没有让我难过，反而让我更有信心。 (This did not make me sad; instead, it made me more confident.)

Structure Patterns

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Grammar pattern

A，反而 B

instead; on the contrary...

这件事没有让我难过，反而让我更有信心。

Zhè jiàn shì méiyǒu ràng wǒ nánguò, fǎn'ér ràng wǒ gèng yǒu xìnxīn.

This did not make me sad; instead, it made me more confident.

Common Mistakes

Putting the target element in the wrong position in 'A，反而 B'.Keep all required parts in the order required by: A，反而 B.
Choosing the pattern only because it is close in English/Vietnamese meaning, while the grammatical relation is different.Identify the function first: instead; on the contrary...; then form the sentence with A，反而 B.

Usage Notes

instead; on the contrary... (反而……) should be used when the sentence needs to express this function: instead; on the contrary....
Keep the frame 'A，反而 B' stable when substituting words.

Practice

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Fill in the blank:

这件事没有让我难过，____让我更有信心。