倒是 [－－]

Jyutping dou2 si6
Pinyin dǎo shì

Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #188

倒是 [－－]

Jyutping dou2 si6
Pinyin dào shi

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    on the contrary; actually

倒是 [－－]

Jyutping dou2 si6
Pinyin dào shì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    on the contrary; actually

倒是 [－－]

Jyutping dou3 si6
Pinyin dào shi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. contrary to what one might expect
  2. actually
  3. contrariwise
  4. why don't you
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这件衣服样式倒是挺好，就是贵了点儿。
    這件衣服樣式倒是挺好，就是貴了點兒。
    zhè jiàn yī fu yàng shì dào shi tǐng hǎo ， jiù shì guì le diǎn er 。
    • The style of this item of clothing is good; it's just a bit expensive.
    • The design of these clothes is indeed rather nice, but they are a little expensive.
  2. Mandarin
    我倒是很想去看这场比赛，可是不知道有没有时间。
    我倒是很想去看這場比賽，可是不知道有沒有時間。
    wǒ dào shi hěn xiǎng qù kàn zhè chǎng bǐ sài ， kě shì bù zhī dào yǒu méi yǒu shí jiān 。
    • I'd certainly like to go and watch the match; it's just that I'm not sure if I have time.
    • I do really want to watch this match, but I'm not sure if I have the time.
  3. Mandarin
    你想得倒是挺周密的。
    你想得倒是挺周密的。
    nǐ xiǎng dé dào shi tǐng zhōu mì de 。
    • You think in a way that is very meticulous.
  4. Mandarin
    我倒是很想去看电影，可是不确定有没有时间。
    我倒是很想去看電影，可是不確定有沒有時間。
    wǒ dào shi hěn xiǎng qù kàn diàn yǐng ， kě shì bù què dìng yǒu méi yǒu shí jiān 。
    • I’d certainly like to go and watch a film, but I’m not sure if I have time.
  5. Mandarin
    这倒是事实。
    這倒是事實。
    zhè dào shi shì shí 。
    • That’s actually the truth.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    颠倒是非
    顛倒是非
    din1 dou2 si6 fei1
    • to swear black is white
    • reversal of right and wrong
  2. Cantonese
    佢为咗钱，喺专栏上颠倒是非黑白，正一文妓！
    佢為咗錢，喺專欄上顛倒是非黑白，正一文妓！
    keoi5 wai6 zo2 cin2, hai2 zyun1 laan4 soeng6 din1 dou2 si6 fei1 haak1 baak6, zing3 jat1 man4 gei6!
    • He turns the truth upside down in his column just for money. Such a money-grubbing columnist!
  3. Cantonese
    颠倒是非黑白
    顛倒是非黑白
    din1 dou2 si6 fei1 haak1 baak6
    • to distort the facts
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    在我们这样大的国家里，有少数人闹事，并不值得大惊小怪，倒是足以帮助我们克服官僚主义。
    在我們這樣大的國家裏，有少數人鬧事，並不值得大驚小怪，倒是足以幫助我們克服官僚主義。
    zài wǒ men zhè yàng dà de guó jiā lǐ ， yǒu shǎo shù rén nào shì ， bìng bù zhí dé dà jīng xiǎo guài ， dào shì zú yǐ bāng zhù wǒ men kè fú guān liáo zhǔ yì ．
    • In a large country like ours, there is nothing to get alarmed about if small numbers of people create disturbances; on the contrary, such disturbances will help us get rid of bureaucracy.
  2. Mandarin
    官倒是六四事件的重要诱因之一。
    官倒是六四事件的重要誘因之一。
    guān dǎo shì liù － sì shì jiàn de zhòng yào yòu yīn zhī yī ．
    • Bureaucrat profiteering is an important cause leading to the June Fourth Incident.
  3. Mandarin
    倒是没有犯过错误的人容易犯错误，因为他容易把尾巴翘得高。
    倒是沒有犯過錯誤的人容易犯錯誤，因為他容易把尾巴翹得高。
    dào shì méi yǒu fàn guò cuò wù de rén róng yì fàn cuò wù ， yīn wèi tā róng yì bǎ wěi ba qiào de gāo ．
    • On the other hand, since it is easier for those who have not erred to become cocky, they are prone to make mistakes.
  4. Mandarin
    之所以人们依然将二次元文化视为相对封闭的、基于趣缘的文化圈层，大多是代际隔阂、社会偏见、价值判断的壁垒在发挥作用，二次元文化在社会中处于被边缘化的状态，反倒是喜好二次元的青年在不停努力去边缘化、打破次元壁。
    之所以人們依然將二次元文化視為相對封閉的、基於趣緣的文化圈層，大多是代際隔閡、社會偏見、價值判斷的壁壘在發揮作用，二次元文化在社會中處於被邊緣化的狀態，反倒是喜好二次元的青年在不停努力去邊緣化、打破次元壁。
    zhī suǒ yǐ rén men yī rán jiāng èr cì yuán wén huà shì wéi xiàng duì fēng bì de ， jī yú qù yuán de wén huà quān céng ， dà duō shì dài jì gé hé ， shè huì piān jiàn ， jià zhí pàn duàn de bì lěi zài fā huī zuò yòng ， èr cì yuán wén huà zài shè huì zhōng chǔ yú bèi biān yuán huà de zhuàng tài ， fǎn dǎo shì xǐ hǎo èr cì yuán de qīng nián zài bù tíng nǔ lì qù biān yuán huà ， dǎ pò cì yuán bì ．
    • The reason why people still see ACG culture as relatively closed and based on cultural groups of certain interests is because obstacles of intergenerational barriers, social bias and value judgement are getting in the way. ACG culture is in a marginalized state in society, but teenagers with ACG interests are making an effort to remove said margin and break the dimensional barrier.