倒 dào to pour
to pour; upside down; contrary to what you expect
dào (upside down; to pour) and dǎo (to fall over): 倒车 dàochē reverse, 摔倒 shuāidǎo fall down
怎么记住“倒”: 亻 person + 到 arrive = to pour. A person waits at the door, and when the guests arrive, she hurries to the kitchen to pour the tea.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
倒 = 亻 person + 到 arrive
- 亻 person meaning
- 到 arrive sound
- 至 until
- 刂 knife
A person waits at the door, and when the guests arrive, she hurries to the kitchen to pour the tea.
How it came to be
The person gives the meaning, and the word for arrive beside it gives the sound.
用法
- Two readings. dǎo = to fall/topple/collapse: 树倒了 (shù dǎo le) the tree fell, 倒闭 (dǎobì) go bankrupt.
- dào = to reverse/pour/invert: 倒车 (dào chē) reverse a car, 倒水 (dào shuǐ) pour water, 倒计时 (dàojìshí) countdown.
- As an adverb (dào) it flags something contrary to expectation: 倒是 (dàoshì) / 反倒 (fǎndào) 'on the contrary, actually.'
含“倒”的词语
- 倒是dàoshìcontrary to what one might expectHSK 6
- 倒车dǎochēto change buses, trains etcHSK 6
- 倒闭dǎobìto go bankruptHSK 6
- 倒数dàoshǔto count backwards (from 10 down to 0)HSK 7
- 倒计时dàojìshíto count downHSK 7
- 压倒yādǎoto overwhelmHSK 7
- 反倒fǎndàobut on the contraryHSK 7
- 打倒dǎdǎoto overthrowHSK 7
- 倒塌dǎotāto collapse (of building)HSK 8
- 倒退dàotuìto fall backHSK 8
- 倒霉dǎoméito have bad luckHSK 8
- 倾倒qīngdǎoto topple overHSK 8
- 颠倒diāndǎoto turn upside downHSK 9
- 颠倒黑白diāndǎo-hēibáiliterally to invert black and white (idiom)HSK 9
例句
- 箱子倒了。 Xiāngzi dǎo le.The box fell.
- 他突然摔倒了。 Tā tūrán shuāidǎo le.All of a sudden, he fell down.