Question

反而 instead/on the contrary/contrary (to expectations) HSK5 DC-I1-L-C12 DC-I1-C-C13 DC-I2-C-C15 可他抓住我了 而且你肯定不相信 可他没有报警 反而要求和我谈谈 kě tā zhuāzhù wǒ le érqiě nǐ kěndìng bù xiāngxìn kě tā méiyǒu bàojǐng  fǎnér  yào qíuhé wǒ tántán

Accepted Answer

fǎnér adv conj 4795 But he caught me and I know you're going to find this hard to believe but instead of calling the police he asked if we could talk. TV - Bones - S09E10_0.34.43

Chinese	反而
Pinyin	fǎnér
English	instead/on the contrary/contrary (to expectations)
Part	adv conj
Source	HSK5 DC-I1-L-C12 DC-I1-C-C13 DC-I2-C-C15
Ranking	4795
Example Chinese	可他抓住我了而且你肯定不相信可他没有报警反而要求和我谈谈
Example English	But he caught me and I know you're going to find this hard to believe but instead of calling the police he asked if we could talk.
Example Pinyin	kě tā zhuāzhù wǒ le érqiě nǐ kěndìng bù xiāngxìn kě tā méiyǒu bàojǐng fǎnér yào qíuhé wǒ tántán
Example Source	TV - Bones - S09E10_0.34.43

反而 Fǎnér Kě Tā Wǒ Instead/On Contrary/Contrary Expectations