倒是

Traditional form:

倒是

Pinyin (reading):

dàoshi

Definitions:

• contrary to what one might expect
• actually
• contrariwise
• why don't you

Characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay

Traditional characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay