Word

倒 (dào) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

also read as:
dǎo to fall down

倒 (dào) is a Chinese word: on the contrary, instead, actually. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 倒

副 fù adverb

on the contrary, instead, actually

我倒觉得他说得有道理。

wǒ dào jué de tā shuō de yǒu dào lǐ

I actually think what he said makes sense.

动 dòng verb

to reverse, to back up

他把车倒进了车库。

tā bǎ chē dào jìn le chē kù

He backed the car into the garage.

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Word breakdown

倒 dào — on the contrary, instead, actually

Structure & writing
1 倒 dào — upside down; back to front
Xpinyin

倒 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 到 dào — to arrive; to reach
到 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order