倒

Meaningdǎo(verb, adverb)

to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit

Examples

• 大树被风吹倒了。

  dà shù bèi fēng chuī dǎo le.

  The big tree was blown down by the wind.

• 她不小心摔倒了。

  tā bù xiǎo xīn shuāi dǎo le.

  She tripped and fell.

• 去机场要倒一次车。

  qù jī chǎng yào dǎo yí cì chē.

  You have to change buses once to get to the airport.

Easily confused

• 倒 (dào) — Same character: dǎo means to fall over; dào means to pour, upside down, or the adverb on the contrary.

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Meaningdào(verb, adverb)

to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet

Common: 倒水 (pour water), 倒垃圾 (take out the trash), 倒车 (reverse a car).

Examples

• 我给你倒杯茶。

  wǒ gěi nǐ dǎo bēi chá.

  Let me pour you a cup of tea.

• 这张画挂倒了。

  zhè zhāng huà guà dǎo le.

  This picture is hanging upside down.

• 今天不冷，倒有点儿热。

  jīn tiān bù lěng, dǎo yǒu diǎn er rè.

  It's not cold today; if anything, it's a bit hot.

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