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反倒

fǎndào

1. adverb instead; on the contrary (colloquial)

   我让他休息，他反倒更忙了。

   Wǒ ràng tā xiūxi, tā fǎndào gèng máng le.

   I told him to rest, but instead he got even busier.

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