meaning for 反而 fǎnér:

  • - instead
  • - on the contrary
  • - contrary (to expectations)

wǒmen我们
chǎng
de
chǎnpǐn产品
shòujià售价
méiyǒu没有
shàngzhǎng上涨
fǎnér反而
zài
jiàngdī降低

The price of our factory's products did not rise, but decreased.


wǒmen我们
nǔlì努力
le
ruògān若干
yuè
zài
zhège这个
xiàngmù项目
shàng
fǎnér反而
yuèláiyuè越来越
luòhòu落后

We tried hard for several months, but we fell further behind in this project instead.


jǐnguǎn尽管
sīkǎo思考
le
hěncháng很长
shíjiān时间
dàn
fǎnér反而
méiyǒu没有
xiǎngchū想出
yīgè一个
hǎozhǔyi好主意

Despite thinking for a long time, he didn't come up with a good idea instead.


yuán
yǐwéi以为
xuéxí学习
gèngduō更多
zhīshi知识
kěyǐ可以
zēngjiā增加
de
zìxìn自信
dàn
fǎnér反而
ràng
gǎndào感到
gèngjiā更加
wúzhī无知

He thought that learning more knowledge would increase his confidence, but it made him feel more ignorant instead.


zài
gōngzuò工作
zhōng
xíguàn习惯
měi
guò
yīduàn一段
shíjiān时间
jiù
fàngsōng放松
yíxià一下
dànǎo大脑
zhèyàng这样
xiàolǜ效率
fǎnér反而
gènggāo更高

In my work, I get in the habit of relaxing my brain every so often, so my efficiency is actually higher.