相反 xiāngfǎn opposite
opposite; contrary
How to remember 相反: 相 mutual + 反 oppose = opposite.
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How it is used
- Opposite / contrary - 相反的意见 (xiāngfǎn de yìjiàn) an opposing opinion; 恰恰相反 (qiàqià xiāngfǎn) quite the opposite.
- As a connector 相反 = 'on the contrary', introducing a contrasting statement.
- Contrast 反对 (fǎnduì) 'to oppose (an action/verb)'; 相反 describes two things being contrary, not the act of opposing.
Example sentences
- 完全相反 wánquán xiāngfǎnexactly the opposite
- 他做的和我要求的相反。 Tā zuò de hé wǒ yāoqiú de xiāngfǎn.He did the reverse of what I asked.