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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 反倒
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 反倒 | fǎn dào | - (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8 | 18,053 | 10,416 | 12,648 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 反 | fǎn | - contrary - in reverse - inside out or upside down - to reverse - to return - to oppose - opposite - against - anti- - to rebel - to use analogy - instead - abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system |
| 倒 | dǎo | - to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally - to fail; to go bankrupt - to overthrow - to change (trains or buses) - to move around - to resell at a profit |
| 倒 | dào | - to invert; to place upside down or frontside back - to pour out - to tip out; to dump - inverted; upside down; reversed - to go backward - contrary to what one might expect; but; yet |
Other Words Containing 反倒
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 反倒 | 6 | 8 | 18,053 | 10,416 | 12,648 |