# 倒是 (dàoshi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 倒是 (dàoshi) means “(adverb) actually; on the contrary”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adverb) actually; on the contrary
- Pinyin: dàoshi (dao4 shi5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 这个办法倒是挺简单的。
  Zhège bànfǎ dàoshi tǐng jiǎndān de.
  This method is actually quite simple.

## Characters

- [倒](https://hanziro.com/word/dao-actually-however/) (dào): (adv.) actually, however; to pour
- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is

https://hanziro.com/word/dao-shi-actually/

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