倒是 dàoshi HSK5 actually Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: why don't you All meanings 14 dàoshi 14 actually 10contrariwise 3why don't you 1 1 sentence for 倒是 (dàoshi — why don't you) 你倒是说话呀,别老是沉默。 nǐ dàoshi shuōhuà ya, bié lǎoshi chénmò. Why don't you say something instead of just staying silent? Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary