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相反
xiāngfǎn
1.
opposite
2.
contrary
HSK 4
Very Common • Top 5%
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Example Sentences (2)
相反，如果方法不对，可能花五倍甚至十倍的时间都不能完成任务，结果变成了“事倍功半”。
Xiāngfǎn, Rúguǒ fāngfǎ bú duì, Kěnéng huā wǔ bèi shènzhì shí bèi de shíjiān dōu bù néng wánchéng rènwù, Jiéguǒ biànchéng le "shì bèi gōng bàn".
On the contrary, if the method is wrong, it may take five times or even ten times as long and still not finish the task, resulting in "twice the effort for half the result".
Text 5
如果你敢诚实地说出自己对哪方面不了解，并不说明自己比别人差，相反，这样做更能得到别人的尊重。
Rúguǒ nǐ gǎn chéngshí de shuōchū zìjǐ duì nǎ fāngmiàn bù liǎojiě, bìng bù shuōmíng zìjǐ bǐ biérén chà, xiāngfǎn, zhèyàng zuò gèng néng dédào biérén de zūnzhòng.
If you dare to honestly say which areas you don't understand, it doesn't mean you are worse than others. On the contrary, doing so will earn you more respect from others.
Text 5
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