反而 fǎnér

fǎnér adverb instead; rather
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Correlative 关联词
Notes: This adverb is often used as a connecting word in the main clause of subordinate complex sentences to express that something is counter to the norm (CC-CEDICT '反而'; Guoyu '反而')

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