反倒
反倒 fǎn dào ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ faan2 dou3 HSK 7-9
- (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
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More words with these characters
反
- 反之 fǎn zhī ㄈㄢˇ ㄓ faan2 zi1 on the other hand...
- 反问反問 fǎn wèn ㄈㄢˇ ㄨㄣˋ faan2 man6 to ask (a question) in reply
- 反射 fǎn shè ㄈㄢˇ ㄕㄜˋ faan2 se6 to reflect
- 反对反對 fǎn duì ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ faan2 deoi3 to oppose; to be against; to object to
- 反差 fǎn chā ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄚ faan2 caa1 contrast; discrepancy
- 反常 fǎn cháng ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ faan2 soeng4 unusual
倒
- 倒下 dǎo xià ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dou2 haa6 to collapse
- 倒塌 dǎo tā ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚ dou2 taap3 to collapse (of building)
- 倒数倒數 dào shǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ dou3 sou3 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 倒楣 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ variant of 倒霉[dao3 mei2]
- 倒卖倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
Idioms with these characters
- 报本反始報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 出尔反尔出爾反爾 chū ěr fǎn ěr ㄔㄨ ㄦˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˇ ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
- 反败为胜反敗為勝 fǎn bài wéi shèng ㄈㄢˇ ㄅㄞˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥˋ faan2 baai6 wai4 sing3 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
- 反唇相讥反唇相譏 fǎn chún xiāng jī ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧ faan2 seon4 soeng1 gei1 (idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort
- 反客为主反客為主 fǎn kè wéi zhǔ ㄈㄢˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨˇ faan2 haak3 wai4 zyu2 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3 lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
- 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄧ ㄆㄚˊ dou2 daa2 jat1 paa4 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
- 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕ dou3 hang4 jik6 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- 倒悬之急倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ dou3 jyun4 zi1 gap1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation