倒是

dào shi
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 倒是

那倒是
nà dào shi

Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization)

颠倒是非
diān dǎo shì fēi

to invert right and wrong

Child Words of 倒是

倒
dǎo

to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally

倒
dào

to invert; to place upside down or frontside back

是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only)