倒U+501210 STROKES
Entry·pron. dǎo
ㄉㄠˇ
“To fall or collapse; to lie down; to fail or go bankrupt; to invert or place upside down; to pour out or dump; to change or switch; but or yet; to resell at a profit.”
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- 倒是ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋcontrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you
- 反倒ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˇbut on the contrary; but instead; unexpectedly; contrary to what one might expect
- 倒數ㄉㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋto count backwards; to count down; reciprocal (math); inverse number; from the back or bottom.
- 跌倒ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄠˇto fall down; to tumble; to stumble; (fig.) to suffer a setback or failure
- 倒塌ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚto collapse; to topple over (of buildings or structures); (Taiwan, of clothing) worn-out, not crisp or neat
- 倒地ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋto fall to the ground; (colloquial, Taiwan) to kill someone
- 倒楣ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊunlucky; to have bad luck; to encounter setbacks; to fail in an endeavor
- 傾倒ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˇto topple over; to fall down; to greatly admire; to pour out; to dump; to empty completely; to speak freely
- 顛倒ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇto turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy; only; instead; to overthrow; to ruin
- 倒下ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋto collapse; to topple over; to fall down; to lie down
- 倒退ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋto go backward; to fall back; to revert to an earlier state; to regress
- 倒閉ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋto go bankrupt; to close down (of a business or shop due to poor management or financial loss).
- 倒入ㄉㄠˇ ㄖㄨˋto pour into; to transfer liquid or contents into a container by tilting or pouring.
- 昏倒ㄏㄨㄣ ㄉㄠˇto faint; to lose consciousness and collapse.
- 打倒ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇto strike down; to knock down; to overthrow; to defeat; to topple
- 摔倒ㄕㄨㄞ ㄉㄠˇto fall down; to trip and fall; to tumble.
- 倒不如ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊmight as well; rather than; it would be better to; used to suggest a preferable alternative
- 推倒ㄊㄨㄟ ㄉㄠˇpush over; knock down; overturn; overthrow; exhaust completely
- 倒臥ㄉㄠˇ ㄨㄛˋto lie down; to fall and lie on the ground
- 倒車ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄜback up a vehicle; reverse a car; transfer between vehicles mid-journey
- 病倒ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄠˇto fall ill suddenly; to be bedridden with sickness
- 壓倒性ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋoverwhelming; decisive; of an absolute advantage
- 壓倒ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇoverpower; overwhelm; surpass; exceed
- 倒進ㄉㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋto pour into; to pour (a liquid) into a container
- 滑倒ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄉㄠˇto slip and fall; to lose one's footing
- 倒立ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋstand on one's hands with the body upside down; invert; reverse position
- 撞倒ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄠˇto knock down by colliding; to bump into and topple over
- 擊倒ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄠˇknock down; defeat; in boxing, a knockout where the opponent fails to rise within ten seconds or is knocked down three times
- 絆倒ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇto trip and fall while walking after catching one's foot on something
- 一面倒ㄧ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇcompletely leaning toward one side; overwhelmingly one-sided; lopsided
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