What does 倒 mean in Chinese?
倒 (dào) means to invert; to place upside down or frontside back.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
倒
to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
02
to pour out
03
to tip out; to dump
04
inverted; upside down; reversed
05
to go backward
06
contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 倒
How do you pronounce 倒?
倒 is pronounced dào. It also has the reading dǎo.
Is 倒 an HSK word?
倒 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 倒?
倒 is used as a 动词 / 副词 (verb / adverb) in Chinese.
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