倒数

dàoshǔ/dàoshù

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down

Traditional 倒數

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 verbverb / noun

Meaning

dàoshǔ dao4 shu3

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
to count down
from the bottom (lines on a page)
from the back (rows of seats)

dàoshù dao4 shu4

inverse number
reciprocal (math.)

Example sentences

tā 他 shì 是 dàoshǔ 倒数 dìsān 第三 gè 个 dào 到 de 的。

He was the last but two to arrive.
wǒ 我 shì 是 dàoshǔ 倒数 dìèr 第二 gè 个 dézhī 得知 zhège 这个 huài 坏 xiāoxi 消息 de 的。

I was the second to last person to hear the bad news.

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