Word: 反而 (fǎnér) 反而 dictionary entry fǎnér on the contrary Full dictionary entry for 反而 Example sentences using 反而 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他非但没道歉，反而更生气了。 Tā fēidàn méi dàoqiàn, fǎn'ér gèng shēngqì le. Not only did he not apologize, he got even angrier. 你不帮我，反而笑我？ Nǐ bù bāng wǒ, fǎn'ér xiào wǒ? You don't help me, and you laugh at me instead? 坐地铁反而比开车快。 Zuò dìtiě fǎn'ér bǐ kāichē kuài. Taking the subway is actually faster than driving.