倒叙 倒敘
倒叙 倒敘 dào xù ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩˋ dou3 zeoi6
- to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning
- to flash back
- flashback (in a novel, movie etc)
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倒
- 倒下 dǎo xià ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dou2 haa6 to collapse
- 倒塌 dǎo tā ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚ dou2 taap3 to collapse (of building)
- 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ dou3 sou3 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 倒楣 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ variant of 倒霉
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- 倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
- 倒车 倒車 dǎo chē ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to change buses, trains etc
- 倒车 倒車 dào chē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to reverse (a vehicle)
- 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ dou2 bai3 to go bankrupt
- 倒霉 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ dou2 mui4 to have bad luck
- 反倒 fǎn dào ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ faan2 dou3 (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- 压倒 壓倒 yā dǎo ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ aat3 dou2 to overwhelm
- 打倒 dǎ dǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ daa2 dou2 to overthrow
- 摔倒 shuāi dǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄉㄠˇ seot1 dou2 to fall down
- 昏倒 hūn dǎo ㄏㄨㄣ ㄉㄠˇ fan1 dou2 to faint
- 晕倒 暈倒 yūn dǎo ㄩㄣ ㄉㄠˇ wan4 dou2 to faint
- 跌倒 diē dǎo ㄉㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˇ dit3 dou2 to tumble
- 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ din1 dou2 to turn upside down
- 倒计时 倒計時 dào jì shí ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˊ dou2 gai3 si4 to count down
- 倒伏 dǎo fú ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˊ dou2 fuk6 (of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
叙 敘
- 叙述 敘述 xù shù ㄒㄩˋ ㄕㄨˋ zeoi6 seot6 to relate (a story or information)
- 以叙 以敘 Yǐ Xù ㄧˇ ㄒㄩˋ ji5 zeoi6 Israel-Syria
- 埃叙 埃敘 Āi Xù ㄞ ㄒㄩˋ aai1 zeoi6 Egypt-Syria
- 引叙 引敘 yǐn xù ㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄩˋ jan5 zeoi6 to introduce a text by citing documents or source material at the beginning
- 叙事 敘事 xù shì ㄒㄩˋ ㄕˋ zeoi6 si6 to narrate; to recount
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- 叙州 敘州 Xù zhōu ㄒㄩˋ ㄓㄡ zeoi6 zau1 see 叙州区
- 叙文 敘文 xù wén ㄒㄩˋ ㄨㄣˊ zeoi6 man4 variant of 序文
- 叙明 敘明 xù míng ㄒㄩˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zeoi6 ming4 detailed accounting
- 叙永 敘永 Xù yǒng ㄒㄩˋ ㄩㄥˇ zeoi6 wing5 see 叙永县
- 叙旧 敘舊 xù jiù ㄒㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ zeoi6 gau6 to reminisce
- 叙言 敘言 xù yán ㄒㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ zeoi6 jin4 variant of 序言
- 叙谈 敘談 xù tán ㄒㄩˋ ㄊㄢˊ zeoi6 taam4 to chat
- 聊叙 聊敘 liáo xù ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄩˋ liu4 zeoi6 to speak tentatively
- 茶叙 茶敘 chá xù ㄔㄚˊ ㄒㄩˋ caa4 zeoi6 to take tea and chat
- 记叙 記敘 jì xù ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄩˋ gei3 zeoi6 to narrate
- 追叙 追敘 zhuī xù ㄓㄨㄟ ㄒㄩˋ zeoi1 zeoi6 to recount what happened prior to events already known
- 铺叙 鋪敘 pū xù ㄆㄨ ㄒㄩˋ pou1 zeoi6 to explain all the details
- 面叙 面敘 miàn xù ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩˋ min6 zeoi6 to talk face-to-face
- 顺叙 順敘 shùn xù ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄩˋ seon6 zeoi6 chronological narration
- 叙事线 敘事線 xù shì xiàn ㄒㄩˋ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ narrative thread; storyline
Idioms with these characters
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3 lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
- 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄧ ㄆㄚˊ dou2 daa2 jat1 paa4 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西游记; fig. to counterattack
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- 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕ dou3 hang4 jik6 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ dou3 jyun4 zi1 gap1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ dou3 jyun4 zi1 ngai4 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 颠倒黑白 顛倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊ din1 dou2 hak1 baak6 lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
- 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ din1 dou2 si6 fei1 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
- 东倒西歪 東倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄞ dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)