倒好

dàohǎo

phrase #20,929

Meanings

1 instead it would be better
2 on the contrary (it would be fine if...)
3 used sarcastically to mean things turned out the opposite of good

Characters

on the contrary / instead

Examples

HSK 6

你不来倒好，来了反而添乱。

Nǐ bù lái dàohǎo, lái le fǎn'ér tiānluàn.

It would actually be better if you didn't come - coming only causes more trouble.

HSK 7-9

他帮倒忙，倒好，什么都搞砸了。

Tā bāngdàománg, dàohǎo, shénme dōu gǎozá le.

He was counterproductive - everything ended up ruined.

Tips

usage

倒好 is used to express irony or resigned acceptance - what happened is opposite to what was hoped. Often appears in sarcastic or complaint contexts: 倒好，白忙一场 (great, all that effort for nothing).

Stroke Order

倒 dǎo

好 hǎo