倒反 dàofǎn on the contrary Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents dàofǎn on the contrary 倒 dào adverb [unexpected/contrary] Used to show that something is contrary to what was expected, thought, or intended.反 fǎn adverbconjunction on the contrary instead; on the contrary; equivalent to 反而 fǎn'ér or 反倒 fǎndàodàofǎn irony 倒 dào verbnoun inverted upside down; reversed; in reverse order反 fǎn noun opposite opposite; reverse; contrary; inside out or upside down