倒是(dào shi): contrary to what one might expect
HSK 52 characters
contrary to what one might expect
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- dào shi
- Meaning
- contrary to what one might expect
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 倒是 — tap one to open its word page.
dǎo倒xià下
HSK 7-9to collapse
dǎo倒tā塌
HSK 7-9to collapse (of building)
dào倒shǔ数
HSK 7-9to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
yī一biān边dǎo倒
to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side
sān三bān班dǎo倒
three-shift system (work rostering)
bù不dǎo倒wēng翁
roly-poly toy
dǎo倒fú伏
(of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
dǎo倒dì地
to fall to the ground
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