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反倒

fǎn dào
HSK 7

English Meaning

but on the contrary; but expectedly

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
反倒许了我官职
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“I was bracing for punishment, but he astonishingly bought my loyalty with rank instead.”

1. PREVIOUS

可他竟未揭发

“Instead of reporting me,”

“he offered me an official position”

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令我出任华荣县县丞

“and appointed me as magistrate of Huarong County.”

《大唐迷雾》 · historical_and_court
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现在你反倒觉得是我错了
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“How dare you turn this around and blame me when you are the one at fault?”

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我刚才问那两个问题 你回答不出来

“Those two questions I asked just now, you couldn't answer them.”

“And now you think this is my fault?”

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我没有告诉我妈

“I didn't tell my mom”

《爱情有烟火》 · crisis_and_conflict
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老了反倒 哪儿也不想去了
HSK 7 00:03
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拼命 想离开这儿

“I desperately wanted to leave this place.”

“But now that I've aged, I don't want to go anywhere.”

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任阿姨

“Ms. Ren, are you okay?”

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