12 sentences

1. 太随机了反而很刻意。

   tài suí​jī le fǎn'ér hěn kè​yì.

   It's too random to be random.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 风不但没停，反而更大了。

   fēng bù​dàn méi tíng, fǎn'ér gèng dà le.

   The wind didn't stop; instead, it grew even stronger.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 他非但没有生气，反而笑了起来。

   tā fēi​dàn méi​yǒu shēng​qì, fǎn'ér xiào le qi​lai.

   Instead of being angry, he actually started laughing.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 我本想帮忙，没想到反而坏事了。

   wǒ běn xiǎng bāng​máng, méi xiǎng​dào fǎn'ér huài​shì le.

   I intended to help, but I didn't expect to mess things up instead.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 他想掩盖事实，结果反而欲盖弥彰。

   tā xiǎng yǎn​gài shì​shí, jié​guǒ fǎn'ér yù gài mí zhāng.

   He tried to cover up the facts, but it only made them more obvious.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 他总是自作聪明，结果反而把事情弄糟了。

   tā zǒng​shì zì​zuò​cōng​míng, jié​guǒ fǎn'ér bǎ shì​qing nòng​zāo le.

   He always tries to be clever, but ends up making things worse.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 他零食吃得太多，结果正餐反而吃不下了。

   tā líng​shí chī de tài duō, jié​guǒ zhèng​cān fǎn'ér chī bù​xià liǎo.

   He ate too many snacks, and as a result, he couldn't eat his main meal.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 他心里的机械太多，反而失去了朋友的信任。

   tā xīn​li de jī​xiè tài duō, fǎn'ér shī​qù le péng​you de xìn​rèn.

   He is far too calculating, which has instead cost him the trust of his friends.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 面对记者的提问，他没有回答，反而反问了一句。

   miàn​duì jì​zhě de tí​wèn, tā méi​yǒu huí​dá, fǎn'ér fǎn​wèn le yī jù.

   Instead of answering the reporter's question, he countered with one of his own.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 他的辩解不仅没有澄清真相，反而混淆了视听。

    tā de biàn​jiě bù​jǐn méi​yǒu chéng​qīng zhēn​xiàng, fǎn'ér hùn​xiáo le shì​tīng.

    His excuses did not clarify the truth; instead, they misled the public.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 我本想帮他，结果却事与愿违，反而让事情更糟了。

    wǒ běn xiǎng bāng tā, jié​guǒ què shì​yǔ​yuàn​wéi, fǎn'ér ràng shì​qing gèng zāo le.

    I intended to help him, but it backfired and I ended up making matters worse.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 听了他的解释，我心里反而生出了一丝淡淡的忧虑。

    tīng le tā de jiě​shì, wǒ xīn​li fǎn'ér shēng​chū le yī sī dàn​dàn de yōu​lǜ.

    After hearing his explanation, a faint sense of worry arose in my heart instead.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary