倒是
Pinyin: dàoshì
contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you
Example sentence
这倒是事实。
Zhè dàoshi shìshí.
That’s actually the truth.
What 倒是 means
倒是 (dàoshì) is a Chinese word meaning “contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you”. It appears in the HSK 6 collection.
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HSK 6
岸
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bank; shore; beach; coast
案例
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case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example
按摩
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to massage; massage
暗示
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to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
昂贵
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expensive; costly
白白
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in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
白领
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white-collar; white-collar worker
摆
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to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum
摆放
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to set up; to arrange; to lay out
百分点
bǎifēndiǎn
percentage point
百货
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general merchandise
摆脱
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to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of