Chinese Grammar

非但...反而/相反... (fēidàn... fǎn'ér/xiāngfǎn...)

Indicates that not only did the expected result not happen, but the opposite occurred. In the text, the structure is implied through context using "相反" (conversely/on the contrary).

Example Sentences

根据目前的规则，Go计划的用户是无法选择退出广告的。相反，免费版用户却拥有一个特殊的“漏洞”...

Hear It in Context

This pattern appears in 1 episode:

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