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ㄉㄠ ˋ

dào

collapse

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.

It is made up of the components (person) and (arrive).

  • ㄉㄠ ˋ

    dào

    collapse

    • ㄖㄣ ˊ

      rén

      person

    • ㄉㄠ ˋ

      dào

      arrive

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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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

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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

dǎo
dào

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

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