dào dǎo

fall over; lie down; take turns

HSK 4 #608

DEFINITIONS

倒 dào
  • to place upside down
  • to invert
  • to pour
  • to throw out
  • to move backwards
  • however
  • actually
  • as a matter of fact
  • contrary to expectation
倒 dǎo
  • to fall
  • to collapse
  • to lie horizontally
  • to overthrow
  • to fail
  • to go bankrupt
  • to change (trains or buses)
  • to move around
  • to resell at a profit

STROKES

WORDS

jué dǎo to split one's sides laughing
fān dǎo to overturn; to overthrow; to capsize; to collapse
翻箱櫃 fān xiāng dǎo guì to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search (idiom)
翻箱箧 fān xiāng dǎo qiè to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search (idiom)
翻箱篋 fān xiāng dǎo qiè to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search (idiom)
wò dǎo to lie down; to drop to the ground
解民悬 jiě mín dào xuán lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
解民懸 jiě mín dào xuán lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
贫穷潦 pín qióng liáo dǎo poverty stricken
貧窮潦 pín qióng liáo dǎo poverty stricken
轻重置 qīng zhòng dào zhì to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important); lacking a sense of perspective; to put the cart before the horse
輕重置 qīng zhòng dào zhì to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important); lacking a sense of perspective; to put the cart before the horse
逆行施 nì xíng dǎo shī to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong; to try to turn back history; a perverse way of doing things
是 nà dào shi Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization)
車 kāi dào chē to drive in reverse; fig. to take a backward step; retrogressive; trying to turn the clock back
隨風 suí fēng dǎo to bend with the wind
随风柳 suí fēng dǎo liǔ lit. a willow that bends with the wind; one with no fixed principles (idiom)
隨風柳 suí fēng dǎo liǔ lit. a willow that bends with the wind; one with no fixed principles (idiom)
随风舵 suí fēng dǎo duò to trim one's sails with the wind; to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
隨風舵 suí fēng dǎo duò to trim one's sails with the wind; to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
难不 nán bù dǎo not to pose a problem for sb; cannot stump sb
難不 nán bù dǎo not to pose a problem for sb; cannot stump sb
nán dǎo to baffle; to confound; to stump
顺山 shùn shān dǎo Timber! (lumberjack's warning call)
順山 shùn shān dǎo Timber! (lumberjack's warning call)