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

倒
dào
to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
HSK 4 10 丶
是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (2)

那倒是
nàdàoshi
Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization)
颠倒是非
diāndǎoshìfēi
to invert right and wrong

Example Sentences (1)

真可惜，我还想多照点儿香山的照片呢。去长城倒是一个好主意，那我们明天去吧。
Zhēn kěxī, wǒ hái xiǎng duō zhào diǎnr xiāngshān de zhàopiàn ne. Qù chángchéng dào shì yí gè hǎo zhǔyì, nà wǒmen míngtiān qù ba.
What a pity, I still wanted to take more photos of Xiangshan. Going to the Great Wall is actually a good idea; then let's go tomorrow.
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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
2,519 of 84,292