Hanzi

倒

to invert; to place upside down or frontside back/to pour out/to tip out; to dump/inverted; upside down; reversed/to go backward/contrary to what one might expect; but; yet

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

dào, dǎo

Bopomofo

ㄉㄠˋ, ㄉㄠˇ

Jyutping

dou2

Example sentences

倒 dǎo
大風把樹刮倒了。
大风把树刮倒了。

The strong wind blew the tree down.

震動 / 震动 zhèndòng
地震時的劇烈震動，使得家具都倒了下來。
地震时的剧烈震动，使得家具都倒了下来。

The violent vibration during the earthquake caused the furniture to fall over.

倒下 dǎoxià
他因過度勞累而突然倒下了。
他因过度劳累而突然倒下了。

He suddenly collapsed due to extreme exhaustion.

倒影 dàoyǐng
水面上有月亮的倒影。

There is a reflection of the moon on the water's surface.

反映 fǎnyìng
湖面反映出美麗的倒影。
湖面反映出美丽的倒影。

The surface of the lake reflects a beautiful reflection.

倒數 / 倒数 dàoshǔ
新年的時刻來到前，大家一起大聲倒數。
新年的时刻来到前，大家一起大声倒数。

Before the moment of New Year arrived, everyone counted down loudly together.

倒計時 / 倒计时 dàojìshí
火箭發射已經進入最後的倒計時。
火箭发射已经进入最后的倒计时。

The rocket launch has entered the final countdown.

Example Vocabulary

倒

dao3

to fall; to collapse; to go bankrupt

倒霉

倒下

dao3'xia4

to fall down; to collapse

倒影

dao4'ying3

reflection; inverted image

倒數

dao4'shu3

to count down; to count backwards; to be the last from the bottom

倒流

dao4'liu2

倒計時

dao4'ji4'shi2

countdown

一面倒

yi1'mian4'dao3

三班倒

不倒翁

bu4'dao3'weng1

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