倒是, dàoshì
Meaning: actually, though
HSK 6 word
Example
这件衣服贵倒是不贵，就是太大了。
Zhè jiàn yīfu guì dàoshì bú guì, jiùshì tài dà le.
This top isn't expensive, it's just too big.
More HSK 6 words
- 不止bùzhǐmore than, not limited to
- 不已bùyǐendlessly, extremely (after a verb)
- 得了délethat's enough, all right
- 得以déyǐso that ... can, to be able to
- 看似kànsìto seem, to look as if
- 算是suànshìto count as, more or less, at last
- 肯kěnto be willing to, to agree to
- 试图shìtúto try, to attempt
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