Expressing contrariness with "dao"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

倒 (dào) can be used to express something is contrary to expectations, acting as a turning point in the sentence. It is generally followed by a positive comment. 倒 can be used to express an unexpected situation. Note that 倒 is often followed by 也 or 又 to add further emphasis. ⋯⋯ ，Subj. + 倒 + (也 / 又) ⋯⋯ Sometimes "actually" works well in translations to indicate the contrast between expectation and reality.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 他不是很努力，成绩倒也不错。 (tā bù shì hěn nǔlì ，chéngjī dǎo yě bùcuò 。): "He didn't work very hard, and his grades were not bad."
• 已经是春天了，倒又冷起来了。 (yǐjīng shì chūntiān le，dǎo yòu lěng qǐlái le 。): "It was already spring and it was cold again."
• 不吃药，病倒慢慢好了。 (bù chī yào ，bìng dǎo mànmàn hǎo le 。): "Without medicine, he fell ill slowly."
• 英语不是他的母语，他说得倒挺地道的。 (yīngyǔ bù shì tā de mǔyǔ ，tā shuō dé dǎo tǐng dìdào de 。): "English is not his mother tongue, he speaks quite authentically."
• 这篇文章的内容倒不错，就是太长了。 (zhè piān wénzhāng de nèiróng dǎo bùcuò ，jìushì tài cháng le 。): "The content of this article is pretty good, it is too long."

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