Meaning
to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt
Chinese: 倒下、倒转；读 dào 时也表示反而。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dao” becomes a different word in each tone. 倒 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 倒闭dǎo bìto go bankrupt; to close down
- 倒车dǎo chēto change buses, trains etc
- 倒是dào shicontrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you
- 倒霉dǎo méito have bad luck; to be out of luck
- 摔倒shuāi dǎoto fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground
Example Sentence
请帮我倒一杯水。Qǐng bāng wǒ dào yì bēi shuǐ.Please pour me a glass of water.
请Qǐngto ask帮bāngto help我wǒI倒dàoto fail一yìone杯bēicup水shuǐShui ethnic group。