倒 dào

to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump

HSK 2 10 strokes Radical 亻 Sound + meaning 16 words

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亻meaningrénman, person; people 到sounddàoto go to, to arrive

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亻 hints at the meaning (person), and 到 dào hints at the sound.

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HSK 2 · 1

倒

dào

to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump

HSK 4 · 2

倒闭

dǎobì

to go bankrupt; to close down

倒车

dǎochē

to change buses, trains etc

HSK 5 · 2

倒是

dàoshi

contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise

摔倒

shuāidǎo

to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground

HSK 7–9 · 11

倒霉

dǎoméi

to have bad luck; to be out of luck

倒数

dàoshǔ

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page)

倒下

dǎoxià

to collapse; to topple over

打倒

dǎdǎo

to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !

倒计时

dàojìshí

to count down; countdown

晕倒

yūndǎo

to faint; to swoon; to black out

倒塌

dǎotā

to collapse (of building); to topple over

颠倒

diāndǎo

to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front

反倒

fǎndào

but on the contrary; but expectedly

压倒

yādǎo

to overwhelm; to overpower; overwhelming