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| Pronunciation |
: |
dǎo |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- fall. (v)
- fail. (v)
- spoil. (v)
- change. (v)
- speculate. (v)
- lose. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
亻 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
倒 |
| Usage |
: |
20.1% |
| Notes |
: |
also as dào |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 8. |
|
|
: |
put upside down; turn upside down |
| 10. |
|
|
: |
fall in a faint; pass out |
Sentences:
| 1. I collapsed into bed and fell asleep immediately. |
| wǒ |
dǎo |
zài |
chuáng |
shàng |
jiù |
shuì |
。 |
| 我 |
倒 |
在 |
床 |
上 |
就 |
睡 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 倒 |
: |
fall |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 床 |
: |
bed |
| 上 |
: |
on |
| 就 |
: |
immediately |
| 睡 |
: |
sleep |
|
| 2. He was fit to fall. |
| tā |
jī |
hū |
yào |
diē |
dǎo |
。 |
| 他 |
几 |
乎 |
要 |
跌 |
倒 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 几乎 |
: |
almost |
| 要 |
: |
want to |
| 跌倒 |
: |
fall |
|
| 3. A number of banks failed that year. |
| nà |
yī |
nián |
， |
hěn |
duō |
yín |
háng |
dǎo |
bì |
。 |
| 那 |
一 |
年 |
， |
很 |
多 |
银 |
行 |
倒 |
闭 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 那一年 |
: |
that year |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 多 |
: |
a lot |
| 银行 |
: |
bank |
| 倒闭 |
: |
bankrupt |
|
| 4. People were really put off by what he had done. |
| tā |
de |
suǒ |
zuò |
suǒ |
wéi |
ràng |
rén |
dǎo |
wèi |
kǒu |
。 |
| 他 |
的 |
所 |
作 |
所 |
为 |
让 |
人 |
倒 |
胃 |
口 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 所作所为 |
: |
one’s behavior; what one acts |
| 让 |
: |
let |
| 人 |
: |
people |
| 倒胃口 |
: |
to be sick of; to be tired of |
|
| 5. He was unlucky enough to lose his wallet. |
| tā |
diū |
le |
qián |
bāo |
， |
zhēn |
shì |
tài |
dǎo |
méi |
le |
。 |
| 他 |
丢 |
了 |
钱 |
包 |
， |
真 |
是 |
太 |
倒 |
霉 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 丢 |
: |
lost |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 钱包 |
: |
wallet |
| 真是 |
: |
really is |
| 太 |
: |
too |
| 倒霉 |
: |
unlucky |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
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