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

座兒 dào zuò r the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院[si4 he2 yuan4]
弄 dǎo nong to move (things around); to buy and sell at a profit (derog.)
彩声 dào cǎi shēng jeering; booing; catcalls
彩聲 dào cǎi shēng jeering; booing; catcalls
懸 dào xuán lit. to hang upside down; fig. in dire straits
悬之危 dào xuán zhī wēi lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
悬之急 dào xuán zhī jí lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
悬之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
戈卸甲 dǎo gē xiè jiǎ to lay down arms
扁 dǎo biǎn Taiwan political movement aimed at forcing the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3] in 2006 over corruption allegations
打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack; to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
把 dǎo bǎ to play the market; to speculate (on financial markets); to profiteer
抽一口气 dào chōu yī kǒu qì to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
抽一口氣 dào chōu yī kǒu qì to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
掛 dào guà lit. to hang upside down; fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods); to borrow more than one can ever repay
插门 dào chā mén to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
插門 dào chā mén to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
换 dǎo huàn to take turns; to rotate (responsibility)
換 dǎo huàn to take turns; to rotate (responsibility)
放 dào fàng to turn upside down; to upend
败 dǎo bài to collapse (of building)
敗 dǎo bài to collapse (of building)