5 sentences

1. 他反而联络我们的爷爷。

   tā fǎn'ér lián​luò wǒ​men de yé​ye.

   He contacted our grandfather instead.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 厌倦了假笑，他反而伸出舌头。

   yàn​juàn le jiǎ xiào, tā fǎn'ér shēn chū shé​tou.

   Instead of smiling, he sticks his tongue out.

   Source: CCMatrix

3. 因为他有缺点，我反而更尊敬他。

   yīn​wèi tā yǒu quē​diǎn, wǒ fǎn'ér gèng zūn​jìng tā.

   I respect him all the more because he has faults.

   Source: UM-Corpus: Spoken

4. 熙熙攘攘的人群反而会让她感觉孤独。

   xī​xī​rǎng​rǎng de rén​qún fǎn'ér huì ràng tā gǎn​jué gū​dú.

   In contrast, a bustling crowd would make her feel lonely.

   Source: CCMatrix

5. 研究人员称他们不知道为什么随着人们变老幸福度反而提升。

   yán​jiū​rén​yuán chēng tā​men bù​zhī​dào wèi​shén​me suí​zhe rén​men biàn lǎo xìng​fú dù fǎn'ér tí​shēng.

   Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older.

   Source: UM-Corpus: News