- but on the contrary
- but unexpectedly
Generated definitions (experimental)
- but on the contrary
- but unexpectedly
This means that something is different from what was expected or contrary to a previous statement or assumption.
He originally thought he would succeed, but on the contrary, he failed.
This usage indicates that something happened unexpectedly, often leading to surprise or an unforeseen outcome.
She was originally planning to travel, but unexpectedly changed her mind at the last minute.
Generated collocations (experimental)
què却dào shi倒是but on the contraryquè dào却倒bù rú不如but rather notquè dào却倒lìng rén令人yì wài意外but unexpectedly令人 surprisedbù guò不过què dào却倒however, on the contraryquè却dǎo倒lái来de的came unexpectedlyquè却dǎo倒Chéng成le了but unexpectedly becamequè dào却倒wú fáng无妨but it doesn't matterquè dào却倒zhí de值得but it's worth itquè却dào shi倒是yǒu qù有趣but it is interestingquè却dào shi倒是gě个hǎo好jī huì机会but it is actually a good opportunity