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倒

dào/dǎo

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

HSK 3.0 · Level 2 HSK 2.0 · Level 5 verbadverb Explore in 3D3D

Meaning

dào as in 倒是 dao4

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

dǎo as in 倒闭 dao3

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

How often each reading is used

52 uses in 52 example sentences on this site

Example sentences

tā 她 dào 倒 hěn 很 kěài 可爱， dàn 但 wǒ 我 bù 不 xǐhuan 喜欢 tā 她。

She may be cute, but I don't like her.
tā 他 dǎo 倒 zài 在 dìshang 地上。

He fell to the floor.
tāngmǔ 汤姆 yòu 又 gěi 给 zìjǐ 自己 dào 倒 le 了 yī 一 bēi 杯 jiǔ 酒。

Tom poured himself another glass of wine.
tā 他 yīnwèi 因为 fùshāng 负伤 dǎo 倒 zài 在 le 了 dìshang 地上。

He lay injured on the ground.

HSK words with 倒

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