What does 反倒 mean?
反倒
on the contrary; instead
Its characters
- 反 on the contrary (as in 反而)
- 倒 to pour
In a sentence
吃了药，病反倒更重了。 After taking the medicine, the illness got worse instead.
却说齐天大圣偷吃蟠桃、盗食金丹，又在老君的丹炉里炼了七七四十九日，反倒炼成一双火眼金睛。
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