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1.contradictory; adverse; reverse; inverse; opposite

2.on the contrary [used at the beginning or in the middle of the following sentence to indicate contradiction in meaning between the two sentences]; contrarily; instead

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adj.contradictory; adverse; reverse; inverse; opposite
- tā men yǒu xiāng fǎn de yì jiàn
  他们有相反的意见。
  They held opposite opinion.
- zhè liǎng gè rén zǒu de fāng xiàng xiāng fǎn
  这两个人走的方向相反。
  The two people walked in opposite directions.
- shí yàn de jié guǒ yǔ yuán xiān de yì tú xiāng fǎn
  实验的结果与原先的意图相反。
  The experiment had the reverse effect to what was intended.
synonym
xiāng bèi相悖 xiāng zuǒ相左
antonym
yī zhì一致
2
adv.on the contrary [used at the beginning or in the middle of the following sentence to indicate contradiction in meaning between the two sentences]; contrarily; instead
- tā yī diǎn r yě bù lìn sè xiāng fǎn méi yǒu bǐ tā gèng dà fang de le
  他一点儿也不吝啬，相反，没有比他更大方的了。
  He is not stingy, on the contrary, no one could be more generous.
- tā bù dàn méi bèi kùn nan xià dǎo xiāng fǎn tā yì zhì yuè lái yuè jiān qiáng le
  他不但没被困难吓倒，相反，他意志越来越坚强了。
  He is not at all scared by difficulties. On the contrary, he is more resolute than ever before.
- tā méi yǒu shī bài xiāng fǎn tā chéng gōng le
  他没有失败，相反，他成功了。
  He did not fail, on the contrary, he succeeded.
synonym
fǎn ér反而 fǎn dào反倒 fǎn zhī反之
antonym
xiāng tóng相同

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