xiāng fǎn

Translation

  • opposite
  • contrary

Synonyms

Examples

  • 玛丽不穷,相反,她相当富裕。
    Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.
  • 他们往相反的方向去。
    They went in opposite directions.
  • 这并不是因为我恨他,相反我爱他。
    It is not because I hate him, but because I love him.
  • 然而,相反的理论往往也是真的。
    And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
  • 「不方便」的相反词是「方便」。
    The opposite of "inconvenient" is "convenient".
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