倒是

dào shi

HSK 6 adverb

Meaning 释义

  1. contrary to what one might expect
  2. actually
  3. contrariwise
  4. why don't you

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In real sentences 真实例句

这zhè倒是dàoshi事实shìshí。

That’s actually the truth.

Tatoeba #2367562

你nǐ想xiǎng得de倒是dàoshi挺tǐng周密zhōumì的de。

You've thought this through carefully.

Tatoeba #1169510

这zhè件jiàn衣服yīfu样式yàngshì倒是dàoshi挺好tǐnghǎo,就是jiùshì贵guì了le点儿diǎnr。

The style of this item of clothing is good; it's just a bit expensive.

Tatoeba #717276

我wǒ倒是dàoshi很hěn想xiǎng去qù看kàn电影diànyǐng,可是kěshì不bù确定quèdìng有没有yǒuméiyǒu时间shíjiān。

I’d certainly like to go and watch a film, but I’m not sure if I have time.

Tatoeba #1477269

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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