<p>Without getting too wordy in translation:</p>

<p>你方便帮我取下包裹吗？<br>
Could you pick up my parcel for me?</p>

<p>方便倒是方便，但是我现在还有别的事要做。<br>
Yes, but right now I have something else to do.</p>

<p>方便倒是方便 here = yes</p>

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Pedroski
<p>方便倒是方便 roughly means <em>though it's convenient</em>. Usually it goes like 方便倒是方便, 可是 ... ... It implies there could be some other negative factors or concerns (though it's convenient). </p>

<p>E.g. (quote from <a href="http://www.sohu.com/a/202073148_732743" rel="nofollow noreferrer">online</a>): </p>

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  <p>方便火锅方便倒是方便, 其安全性又是另外一回事。</p>
</blockquote>

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Here's another (perhaps simpler) example from online: 我听说可以在出国前提前拿到国外手机号码,**方便倒是方便,但是**真有这个必要吗?
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dan
<p>"方便倒是方便" seems like a fixed expression, and from context it seems to be rejecting "is it convenient?" as a reason for doing something. I can't find an actual definition, though.</p>

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What does the expression 方便倒是方便 mean?
# What does the expression 方便倒是方便 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-02)

"方便倒是方便" seems like a fixed expression, and from context it seems to be rejecting "is it convenient?" as a reason for doing something. I can't find an actual definition, though.

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-11-02. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

方便倒是方便 roughly means *though it's convenient*. Usually it goes like 方便倒是方便, 可是 ... ... It implies there could be some other negative factors or concerns (though it's convenient).

E.g. (quote from [online](http://www.sohu.com/a/202073148_732743)):

> 方便火锅方便倒是方便, 其安全性又是另外一回事。

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Here's another (perhaps simpler) example from online: 我听说可以在出国前提前拿到国外手机号码,**方便倒是方便,但是**真有这个必要吗?  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-11-03. Score: 1

Without getting too wordy in translation:

你方便帮我取下包裹吗？  
Could you pick up my parcel for me?

方便倒是方便，但是我现在还有别的事要做。  
Yes, but right now I have something else to do.

方便倒是方便 here = yes


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