倒是

nǐ gāi shuō de bù shuō bù gāi shuō de dào shì shuō gè méi wán

你该说的不说，不该说的倒是说个没完。

You don't say what you should say, but say what you shouldn't say.

zhè ge jié guǒ dào shì chū rén yì liào

这个结果倒是出人意料。

The result was unexpected.

tā dào shì yǒu diǎn gāo xìng tā méi yǒu yíng

他倒是有点高兴他没有赢。

He is kind of glad he didn’t win.

shuō de dào shì róng yì nǐ lái shì shì

说的倒是容易，你来试试！

Though it's easy to say, would you try to do it yourself?

tā shuō de huà dào shì bù cuò kě jiù shì bù duì xiàn

她说的话倒是不错，可就是不兑现。

She promised a lot but did nothing.

nǐ dào shì gào sù wǒ men zhēn xiàng ya

你倒是告诉我们真相呀。

You should tell us the truth.

nǐ hái yǒu shén me lǐ yóu wǒ dào shì xiǎng tīng yī xià

你还有什么理由，我倒是想听一下。

What other excuse have you got? I'd like to hear it.

wǒ dào shì gèng ài hē chá

我倒是更爱喝茶。

I’d really prefer tea.

zài yīng guó gōng yè jiè xué wèi dào shì gè léi zhui

在英国工业界，学位倒是个累赘。

A degree is more of a hindrance than a help in British industry.

tā de shāng bù zhòng zhè dào shì zhí dé qìng xìng

她的伤不重，这倒是值得庆幸。

She wasn't badly hurt. That's something to be thankful for.

wǒ dào shì xī wàng wǒ men kě yǐ tí gōng chū sè de fú wù

我倒是希望我们可以提供出色的服务。

I’d like to think that we offer an excellent service.

zhè ge míng zi dào shì xiǎng dāng dāng de

这个名字倒是响当当的。

It's rather a striking name.

wū zi bù dà bù zhì de dào shì tǐng jiǎng jiu

屋子不大，布置得倒是挺讲究。

Though the room may not be very big, it is beautifully decorated.

fáng zi suī xiǎo dào shì hěn piào liang

房子虽小，倒是很漂亮。

Although the house is small, it is very beautiful.

wǒ dào shì xiǎng zǒu dàn shì wǒ méi yǒu qí tā dì fang kě qù

我倒是想走，但是我没有其他地方可去。

I’d like to go, but I have nowhere else to go.

rú guǒ rén shǒu bù gòu wǒ dào shì yuàn yì lái bāng máng

如果人手不够，我倒是愿意来帮忙。

If there really are not enough people, then I would like to go and help.

rú guǒ nǐ yuàn yì wǒ dào shì kě yǐ bāng máng

如果你愿意，我倒是可以帮忙。

If you like, I'm willing to help.

nǐ dào shì qù méi qù guo bié tūn tūn tǔ tǔ de

你倒是去没去过，别吞吞吐吐的。

So did you go there or not? Don't mince your words.

nǐ míng tiān dào shì qù bù qù ya

你明天倒是去不去呀？

Are you going tomorrow or not?