Chinese Conversation · Level 5
89 words
Chinese word
那倒是
Pronunciation
Pinyinnà dào shì
Meaning
- interjectionthat's true
Example
那倒是，他很努力。nà dào shì tā hěn nǔ lì
That's true; he works very hard.
More examples
那倒是呀，我也这么觉得。nà dào shì ya wǒ yě zhè me jué de
That's true; I think so too.
Core concept
A spoken nod that grants a point without closing the discussion.
Common phrases
那倒是呀nà dào shì ya
That's true
Similar words
倒是dào shì: A short reply that admits something while hinting at a difference or surprise.
也对yě duì: A restrained agreement that accepts one part as valid.
说得对shuō de duì: A short expression of agreement that judges a statement to be right.
那可不nà kě bù: An emphatic conversational agreement showing surprise or empathy.
Definition in Chinese
常用于口语中表示对别人观点的肯定同时保留一部分意见的感叹，语气比单纯的同意更带让步或评述的意味，相当于“确实”。cháng yòng yú kóu yǔ zhōng biǎo shì duì bié rén guān diǎn de kěn dìng tóng shí bǎo liú yí bù fèn yì jiàn de gǎn tàn yǔ qì bǐ dān chún de tóng yì gèng dài ràng bù huò píng shù de yì wèi xiāng dāng yú què shí
Word origin
那倒是 (nàdǎoshì, "that is indeed so") points back with 那 (nà, "that"), while 倒 (dào, "rather") + 是 (shì, "is") frames the agreement as a concession rather than a flat acceptance.
Usage tips
- The expression can stand alone as a response, but a following contrast or comment often makes its conversational reservation clear.
Other meanings
- indeedinterjection