倒 (dào / dǎo): To fall — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 倒

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2.

Readings & Meanings

倒has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

dào

to reverse; turn upside down; to pour

v.HSK 4

to pour; to reverse; on the contrary

verb, adverbHSK 3.0 · L4

dǎo

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 倒

4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

倒

亻person

到arrive

倒=

5.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 倒

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6.

How to Use 倒

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 倒 works in context.

Falling and Tipping Over

falloverturn

This pattern describes physical falling, tipping, or collapsing, as in 摔倒 (fall down) and 倒塌 (collapse).

7.

HSK Vocabulary: 倒

HSK words that contain this character.

HSK 5

dǎo倒

méi

8.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 倒 is used in context

tā他

zài在

bīng冰

shàng上

shuāi摔

dǎo倒

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to fall; to collapse; to go bankrupt

verbHSK 3.0 · L5

亻person

+到arrive

A person (亻) falls to the side (到) — to fall or reverse.

HSK 5

shuāi摔

dǎo倒

to fall down

HSK 6

dǎo倒

bì闭

close down; go bankrupt; go out of business

HSK 6

diān颠

dǎo倒

put upside down; overthrow; transpose

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dǎo倒

tā塌

Collapse

霉

fall on hard times; have bad luck

HSK 3.0 · L6

dào倒

shi是

contrary to what one might expect

HSK 3.0 · L6

dǎo倒

chē车

to change buses, trains etc

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dào倒

shǔ数

Countdown

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dào倒

tuì退

Regression

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qīng倾

dǎo倒

dump

le了

。

He fell down on the ice

sī司

jī机

zhèng正

zài在

xiǎo小

xīn心

dì地

dǎo倒

chē车

。

The driver is carefully reversing the car

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

dōu都

yào要

dǎo倒

lā垃

jī圾

。

I have to take out the trash every day

Qǐng请

bāng帮

wǒ我

dào倒

yì一

bēi杯

shuǐ水

。

Please pour me a glass of water.

Nà那

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

yīn因

wèi为

jīng经

yíng营

bú不

shàn善

ér而

dǎo倒

le了

。

That company went bankrupt due to poor management.

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