那倒是
nà dào shi
Pinyin

Definition

那倒是
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nà dào shi
  1. Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

是
shì
  1. 1 is
  2. 2 are
  3. 3 am
  4. 4 yes
  5. 5 to be
那
Nā
  1. 1 surname Na
但是
dàn shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
倒
dǎo
  1. 1 to fall
  2. 2 to collapse
  3. 3 to lie horizontally
  4. 4 to overthrow
  5. 5 to fail
  6. 6 to go bankrupt
  7. 7 to change (trains or buses)
  8. 8 to move around
  9. 9 to resell at a profit
倒霉
dǎo méi
  1. 1 to have bad luck
  2. 2 to be out of luck

Idioms (20)

一是一，二是二
yī shì yī , èr shì èr
  1. 1 lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
  3. 3 unequivocal
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me

Sample Sentences

就在我们家大楼前面普渡啊？那倒是方便。
jiù zài wǒmen jiā dàlóu qiánmian pǔdù ā ？nà dàoshì fāngbiàn 。
So we'll put the offerings table outside our apartment block? Then that's pretty convenient.
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那倒是。咱们喝过的地沟油怕是比红酒还多了！不过，你这位全能助理是怎么给老板挑酒的呀？
nà dàoshì 。zánmen hē guò de dìgōuyóu pà shì bǐ hóngjiǔ hái duō le ！bùguò ，nǐ zhè wèi quánnéng zhùlǐ shì zěnme gěi lǎobǎn tiāo jiǔ de ya ？
I know what you mean. We've probably drank more gutter oil than wine! However, how do you, such an all-powerful assistant choose alcohol for your boss?
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那倒是，我总是不明白"在哪里"的“在”和“再说一次”的“再”有什么区别。
nà dàoshì ，wǒ zǒngshì bù míngbái "zài nǎli "de “zài ”hé “zài shuō yīcì ”de “zài ”yǒu shénme qūbié 。
You're right, I can never really distinguish between the “zai” in “zai na li”(where) and the “zai” in “zai shuo yi ci” (say it again).
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那倒是，美国很多服务员的态度比中国的好多了。
nà dào shì ，Měiguó hěn duō fúwùyuán de tàidu bǐ Zhōngguó de hǎo duō le 。
That's true. In America, the attitudes of many waiters are much better than Chinese waiters.
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那倒是。万一进了黑店就惨了。
nà dàoshì 。wànyī jìn le hēidiàn jiù cǎn le 。
That‘s true. The idea of entering a dishonest hotel is tragic.
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那倒是！你知道吗，我邮箱用的是Gmail，电脑上经常打不开，但在手机上就很容易打开。所以，我就感觉Android的机器很亲民。
nà dàoshì ！nǐ zhīdào ma ，wǒ yóuxiāng yòng de shì Gmail ，diànnǎo shàng jīngcháng dǎbukāi ，dàn zài shǒujī shàng jiù hěn róngyì dǎkāi 。suǒyǐ ，wǒ jiù gǎnjué Android de jīqì hěn qīnmín 。
Well, yeah! You know, I use Gmail and I often can't open it on my computer. On my phone though, it opens really easily. So, I feel like Androids are made more with people in mind.
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那倒是。
nà dào shì 。
That's true.
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那倒是。这几年，私家车发展太快了。道路建设根本赶不上，所以成天堵车。我的好多朋友现在都后悔买车呢，因为现在在路上花的时间反而更多。
nà dàoshì 。zhè jǐ nián ，sījiāchē fāzhǎn tài kuài le 。dàolù jiànshè gēnběn gǎnbushàng ，suǒyǐ chéngtiān dǔchē 。wǒ de hǎo duō péngyou xiànzài dōu hòuhuǐ mǎichē ne ，yīnwèi xiànzài zài lùshang huā de shíjiān fǎnér gèng duō 。
That’s true. These past few years, the number of privately-owned cars has expanded too quickly. Road construction cannot keep up, so there are traffic jams all day long. A lot of my friends regret buying a car, since the time they now spend on the road is actually longer.
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