倒悬 倒懸
倒悬 倒懸 dào xuán ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ dou3 jyun4
- lit. to hang upside down
- fig. in dire straits
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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
悬 懸
- 悬崖 懸崖 xuán yá ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ jyun4 ngaai4 precipice
- 悬念 懸念 xuán niàn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ jyun4 nim6 suspense in a movie, play etc
- 悬挂 懸掛 xuán guà ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ jyun4 gwaa3 to suspend
- 悬殊 懸殊 xuán shū ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨ jyun4 syu4 vastly different; poles apart
- 悬停 懸停 xuán tíng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ jyun4 ting4 to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc)
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- 悬垂 懸垂 xuán chuí ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ jyun4 seoi4 to hang down
- 悬壶 懸壺 xuán hú ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨˊ jyun4 wu4 (literary) to practice medicine
- 悬岩 懸岩 xuán yán ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ jyun4 ngaam4 cliff
- 悬带 懸帶 xuán dài ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ jyun4 daai2 sling (for immobilizing an injured limb etc)
- 悬揣 懸揣 xuán chuǎi ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄞˇ jyun4 cyun2 to speculate
- 悬案 懸案 xuán àn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄢˋ jyun4 on3 unresolved question
- 悬河 懸河 xuán hé ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyun4 ho4 "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain)
- 悬浮 懸浮 xuán fú ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˊ jyun4 fau4 to float (in the air etc)
- 悬疑 懸疑 xuán yí ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧˊ jyun4 ji4 suspense
- 悬荡 懸盪 xuán dàng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄤˋ jyun4 dong6 to hang suspended; to dangle
- 悬空 懸空 xuán kōng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥ jyun4 hung1 to hang in the air
- 悬臂 懸臂 xuán bì ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ jyun4 bei3 cantilever
- 悬赏 懸賞 xuán shǎng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄤˇ jyun4 soeng2 to offer a reward
- 悬浮物 懸浮物 xuán fú wù ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨˋ jyun4 fau4 mat6 suspended matter
- 悬浮窗 懸浮窗 xuán fú chuāng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄤ jyun4 fau4 coeng1 (computing) floating window
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)
- 解民倒悬 解民倒懸 jiě mín dào xuán ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ gaai2 man4 dou2 jyun4 lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
- 口若悬河 口若懸河 kǒu ruò xuán hé ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ hau2 joek6 jyun4 ho4 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
- 明镜高悬 明鏡高懸 míng jìng gāo xuán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ming4 geng3 gou1 jyun4 perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
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- 天地悬隔 天地懸隔 tiān dì xuán gé ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄜˊ tin1 dei6 jyun4 gaak3 lit. a gulf between heaven and earth (idiom)
- 悬而未决 懸而未決 xuán ér wèi jué ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ jyun4 ji4 mei6 kyut3 (idiom) pending a decision; hanging in the balance
- 悬梁刺股 懸樑刺股 xuán liáng cì gǔ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ jyun4 loeng4 ci3 gu2 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
- 悬崖勒马 懸崖勒馬 xuán yá lè mǎ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ jyun4 ngaai4 lak6 maa5 lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)