HEYGOW ASMR

却 / 反而 contrary to expectation

6 phrases
HD
wǒ děng le, tā què méi lái
我等了,他却没来
ENI waited, but he never came
HD
jiàgé guì, zhìliàng què bù hǎo
价格贵,质量却不好
ENdear, yet poor quality
HD
tā què bù tóngyì
他却不同意
ENhe, however, disagreed
HD
tā fǎn'ér gèng kāixīn
他反而更开心
ENhe was happier, if anything
HD
jiéguǒ fǎn'ér gèng zāo
结果反而更糟
ENit only made things worse
HD
wǒ quàn tā, tā fǎn'ér shēngqì
我劝他,他反而生气
ENI advised him and he got cross instead

却 sits before the verb, never at the head of the clause, which is where English would put "however". 反而 goes further: it says the opposite of what was expected happened - 我劝他,他反而生气, I advised him and he got angry instead.