HSK 6
那倒（也）是
nà dǎo （ yě ） shì
那倒（也）是
Explanation
那倒（也）是 nà dào (yě) shì is a colloquial phrase used to acknowledge and agree with what someone else has just said, but with a nuance of slight surprise, reconsidering before conceding. 倒 dào here is a mood adverb (a word expressing the attitude or tone of a sentence), expressing an unexpected acknowledgment.
那倒是 + (remark), or standing alone as 那倒是 / 那倒也是 as a reply.
used to respond after hearing someone else speak, expressing 'I didn't quite think so at first, but on reflection it makes sense'. 那倒是 emphasizes the acknowledgment ('that's true indeed'); 那倒也是 is gentler and more yielding ('yeah, that's true too').
using this phrase to affirm something you were already certain of (wrong nuance) — it is only used when acknowledging something just heard, with a bit of an 'oh right, indeed' feeling; and don't confuse 倒 here with the meaning 'to fall over, to collapse'.
Examples
Looking at it now, that really is a good approach.
There's really no other way, so that can be counted as a method too.
A: If we can find the cause of the failure, that really would be something worth being happy about.
B: Yeah, that's true too.
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