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Chinese dictionary
adv.instead; on the contrary; conversely; but
你太拘礼了,反而搞得大家不方便。
You are too punctilious, which only causes much inconvenience.
他非但不生气,反而笑了起来。
Not only was he not angry, but he actually started laughing.
这样反而不好。
This would in fact be bad.
电脑不但没有抢人的饭碗,反而创造了许多就业机会。
Instead of displacing people, the computer has created many jobs for them.
你的溺爱反而会害了小孩。
Doting on your kid, however, will turn out a harm.
风不但没停,反而越刮越大了。
Instead of abating, the wind is blowing even harder.
我想帮助他,没想到反而给他添了麻烦。
I meant to help him, unexpectedly I have brought him trouble.
事情并没有向好的方面转变,反而越来越糟。
Instead of things getting better, they have clearly just gotten worse.