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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">倒</span> (<span class="pinyin">dào</span>) 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.</p>
<h2 id="倒-used-to-express-an-unexpected-situation"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal;">倒</span> Used to Express an Unexpected Situation</h2>
<p>Note that <span class="hanzi">倒</span> is often followed by <span class="hanzi">也</span> or <span class="hanzi">又</span> to add further emphasis.</p>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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<div class="deux">⋯⋯，Subj.＋ <span class="hanzist">倒</span> + （<span class="hanzist">也</span> / <span class="hanzist">又</span>）⋯⋯</div>
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<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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<li><span class="hanzi">他 不 是 很 努力 的学生，但 成绩 倒 也 不错。</span> <span class="trans">He's not a vey hard-working student, but his score isn't too bad.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">已经 是 春天 了，倒 又 冷 起来 了。</span> <span class="trans">It's already spring, but it's getting cold.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">不 吃 药，病 倒 慢慢 好 了。</span> <span class="trans">I didn't take any medicine, but I'm getting better.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">他 是 个 老外，普通话 倒 挺 流利。</span> <span class="trans">He is a foreigner, but he speaks fluent Chinese.</span></li>
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<h2 id="using-倒-to-make-a-concession">Using <span class="hanzist">倒</span> to make a concession</h2>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">倒</span> can also be used to express a concession, so it's often followed by <span class="hanzi">就是、但是、可是、不过</span>.</p>
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<div class="deux">Subj. <span class="hanzist">倒</span> + positive side，<span class="hanzist">不过</span> / <span class="hanzist">但是</span> / <span class="hanzist">就是</span> ＋undesirable things</div>
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<li><span class="hanzi">这 篇 文章 的 内容 倒 不错，就是 太 长 了。</span> <span class="trans">The content of this article is great, but it's a little too long.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">这 件 衣服 的 样式 和 大小 倒 都 合适，可是 我 不 喜欢 这 个 颜色。</span> <span class="trans">The style and size if this piece of clothes fit me well, but I don't like its color.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你们 提供 的 服务 倒 不错，但是 对 我 来说 太 贵 了。</span> <span class="trans">The service you provide is great, but it's too expensive to me.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我 倒 想 陪 你 一起 去，不过 要 等 到 周末。</span> <span class="trans">I want to come with you, but you need to wait until this weekend.</span></li>
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<p>For more on <a href="%E5%80%92" class="uri" title="wikilink">倒</a>, be sure to check our C1 (advanced) grammar point on <a href="Expressing_contrariness_with_"dao"" title="wikilink">expressing contrariness with 倒</a>.</p>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<li><a href="Expressing_contrariness_with_"dao"" title="wikilink">Expressing contrariness with "dao"</a></li>
<li><a href="The_"However"_Adverb_"que"" title="wikilink">The "However" Adverb "que"</a></li>
<li><a href=""On_the_Contrary"_with_"fan'er"" title="wikilink">"On the Contrary" with "fan'er"</a></li>
<li><a href="Conceding_a_Point_with_"shi"" title="wikilink">Conceding a Point with "shi"</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li>Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (<span class="hanzi">汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级</span>) (pp. 140-3) </li>
<li>New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本5</span>) (pp. 52) </li>
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