to fall, to collapse; to invert, reverse
Animated Stroke Order 倒
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 倒 is used in context
1
tā他
zài在
bīng冰
shàng上
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
le了
。
He fell down on the ice
2
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
3
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
4
wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
hěn很
dǎo倒
méi霉
。
I am very unlucky today.
5
tā他
kǎo考
shì试
méi没
tōng通
guò过
，
zhēn真
dǎo倒
méi霉
。
He failed the exam, that's really unlucky.
6
chū出
mén门
shí时
xià下
yǔ雨
，
yòu又
wàng忘
le了
dài带
sǎn伞
，
zhēn真
shì是
tài太
dǎo倒
méi霉
le了
。
It rained when I went out, and I forgot to bring an umbrella, that's really unlucky.
7
tā他
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
le了
。
He fell down.
8
xià下
yǔ雨
lù路
huá滑
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
bié别
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
。
The road is slippery when it rains, be careful not to fall.
9
pǎo跑
bù步
shí时
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
，
xī膝
gài盖
cā擦
pò破
le了
pí皮
。
While running, I accidentally fell and scraped my knee.
10
nà那
jiā家
xiǎo小
diàn店
dǎo倒
bì闭
le了
。
That small shop went bankrupt.
Information
Traditional倒
Radical亻
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#696
Zhuyinㄉㄠˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5012
CangjieOMGN
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality