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倒 is a 10 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as dào in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as dǎo.
3 stories have been written about this character — see all
upon ARRIVING at the finish line the PERSON collapseD onto the ground, they had TO-POUR water in her mouth to revive her
by trevor
A PERSON ARRIVEs at the finish line and <collapse>s. John <INVERT>s a bottle and <POUR>s water over the person's face, [dou]sing it.
by vms5q
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 倒
Definitions for 倒 pronounced as dǎo
- to fall
- to collapse
- to overthrow
- to fail
- to go bankrupt
- to change (trains or buses)
- to move around
- to resell at a profit
Definitions for 倒 pronounced as dào
- to place upside down
- to invert
- to pour
- to throw out
- to move backwards
- however
- actually
- as a matter of fact
- contrary to expectation
Vocabulary
The most common words for 倒 — see all
- to have bad luck
- to be out of luck
- to overturn trunks and boxes
- to make a thorough search (idiom)
- inverse number
- reciprocal (math.)
Collections
Collections which contain 倒 — see all
Book 2 part 1
by Junon ※ 168 characters
Studying To 7
by Joeyjoefro ※ 101 characters
Characters from Reflection by Liú Yìfēi
by revertstobrightstone ※ 94 characters
4a - Taiwan Benchmarks for the Chinese Language
by russell359 ※ 200 characters
(tuttle)/chapter Eleven
by Algoris ※ 48 characters