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倒是

dàoshì

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Radical
Strokes19
HSK 6
Definitions
adv
  • contrary to what one might expect
  • actually
  • contrariwise
expr
  • why don't you
Examples

该说的不说,不该说的倒是说个没完没了。

gāi shuō de bù shuō, bù gāi shuō de dàoshì shuō ge méiwánméiliǎo.

What should be said is not said, but what shouldn't be said is talked about endlessly.

说的倒是容易,你做起来试试!

shuō de dàoshì róngyì, nǐ zuò qǐlái shìshi!

It's easy to say, but you try doing it!

这样的怪事我倒是第一次听说。

Zhèyàng de guài shì wǒ dào shì dì yī cì tīng shuō.

This is actually the first time I've heard of such a strange thing.

Strokes: 19HSK 6Frequency #7692Verified
倒是 (dàoshì) — contrary to what one might expect - ISCBJ Dictionary