Difference between revisions of "Expressing contrariness with "dao""
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | 倒 (dào) can be used to express something is contrary to expectations, acting as a turning point in the sentence. | + | 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. |
| + | |||
| + | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
| + | A + negative comment, B + 倒 + positive comment | ||
| + | </div> | ||
Some examples: | Some examples: | ||
| Line 8: | Line 12: | ||
* A: “钱 太 重要 了，没有 钱 是 不 行 的!” B: “我 <em>倒</em> 不 觉得 金钱 能 衡量 一切”。 | * A: “钱 太 重要 了，没有 钱 是 不 行 的!” B: “我 <em>倒</em> 不 觉得 金钱 能 衡量 一切”。 | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
| + | |||
| + | 倒 can also be used to express a concession: | ||
| + | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
| + | 倒 + positive comment (concession) + 不过/但是/就是 + negative comment | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <div class="liju"> | ||
| + | *你 倒 说得 挺 流利，就是有点洋腔洋调 | ||
| + | *那 倒也是，不过我还是不喜欢他 | ||
| + | * | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[The "However" Adverb "que"]] | ||
== Sources and further reading == | == Sources and further reading == | ||
Revision as of 02:35, 17 November 2011
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.
A + negative comment, B + 倒 + positive comment
Some examples:
- 这 家 餐厅 的 汉堡 不 正宗，倒 也 挺 好 吃。
- 这 本 书 知名度 高，倒 不如 那本 好看。
- A: “钱 太 重要 了，没有 钱 是 不 行 的!” B: “我 倒 不 觉得 金钱 能 衡量 一切”。
倒 can also be used to express a concession:
倒 + positive comment (concession) + 不过/但是/就是 + negative comment
