dǎo ㄉㄠˇ dou2 HSK 2 進階級 · Level 3

  • to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
  • to fail; to go bankrupt
  • to overthrow
  • to change (trains or buses)
  • to move around
  • to resell at a profit

dào ㄉㄠˋ dou2 進階級 · Level 3 高階級 · Level 4

  • 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

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 倒 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 我怕摔倒。 I'm afraid to fall.
  • 他砍倒樹。 He felled the tree.
  • 他倒霉极了。 He is shit out of luck.
  • 他倒霉透了。 He is shit out of luck.
  • 他倒在地上。 He fell to the floor.

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