倒背如流 dào bèi rú liú

to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)

Characters

Character Meaning
倒 dào HSK 4
to pour; however; contrary to expectation
背 bèi HSK 5
the back of a body or object; to learn by heart
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
流 liú HSK 4
to flow; to circulate or spread; to move or drift