倒也不是 dào yě bù shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. Not really; not excited; not particularly; not so much; a phrase used to indicate a contrary or unexpected situation

CHARACTERS

倒 dào
HSK 4
fall over; lie down; take turns
也 yě
HSK 2
also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that