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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fǎn ér
"他没有生气，反而笑了。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
As a substitute or replacement for someone or something else.
"If you are tired, we can stay home instead." - 2
Used to introduce a preferable alternative or a correction to a previous statement.
"She didn't quit her job; instead, she asked for a transfer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'in stede', combining the preposition 'in' with 'stede', meaning place or stead. Historically, it evolved from expressing spatial substitution ('in the place of') to temporal and conceptual replacement in modern English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Instead" is said worldwide
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au lieu
Transliteration: oh lyuh
"Je prendrai du thé au lieu du café."
stattdessen
Transliteration: shtat-des-en
"Er hat keine Zeit, also gehe ich stattdessen."
invece
Transliteration: in-ve-che
"Volevo comprare una macchina, ma ho preso una bici invece."
en su lugar
Transliteration: en su loo-gar
"No fuimos al cine; en su lugar, nos quedamos en casa."
em vez disso
Transliteration: ẽ vehz dees-oh
"Ele não desistiu; em vez disso, continuou tentando."
बजाय
Transliteration: bajay
"चाय के बजाय कॉफ़ी पिएँ।"
反而
Transliteration: fǎn ér
"他没有生气，反而笑了。"
대신에
Transliteration: dae-sin-e
"커피 대신에 차를 마시겠어요."
代わりに
Transliteration: kaawari ni
"バスの代わりに電車で行きましょう。"
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