HSK 5 · adverb
反而
on the contrary; instead; but actually
天气不好，他反而很高兴。
Tiānqì bù hǎo, tā fǎn'ér hěn gāoxìng.
The weather was bad, yet he was quite happy.
他没有回答，反而反问我为什么这么问。
Tā méiyǒu huídá， fǎn’ér fǎnwèn wǒ wèi shénme zhème wèn。
He didn't answer; instead he asked me in return why I was asking.
行李太多，反而成了累赘。
Xíngli tài duō， fǎn’ér chéngle léizhui。
Too much luggage actually becomes a burden.