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倒是

dàoshì

contrary to what one might expect

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Meaning of 倒是 in English

dàoshìHSK 6adverbSyllabus #3881
  1. contrary to what one might expect
  2. actually
  3. contrariwise
  4. why don't you

Characters

倒 on its own →
dào · to invert; to place upside down or front

HSK words with 倒

倒HSK 4倒闭HSK 6倒车HSK 6打倒HSK 7–9倒霉HSK 7–9倒塌HSK 7–9倒数HSK 7–9倒退HSK 7–9颠倒HSK 7–9反倒HSK 7–9
是 on its own →
shì · to be (followed by substantives only)

HSK words with 是

是HSK 1但是HSK 2还是HSK 2可是HSK 3只是HSK 3总是HSK 3就是HSK 4老是HSK 4是否HSK 4要是HSK 4

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