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倒数 Pronunciation and Pinyin

倒数 Usage and Examples

countdown

reciprocal

count backward

她得了倒数第二。

She finished second to last.

他在倒数第二行说:“这是劳动者最甜美的梦,而且这是在割草时最真挚的爱。”

He says in that next to last line, "It is the sweetest dream of labor, and it is the earnest love that is doing this mowing."

The characters in 倒数

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
倒
dào10fall, pour, invert, reverse
数
shǔ13count, number, several, fate

More words starting with 倒

  • dǎo倒sān三diān颠sì四de的confused, disorderly
  • dǎo倒xià下fall down, collapse
  • dǎo倒xià下lai来fall down, topple over
  • dǎo倒xià下de的fallen, collapsed
  • dǎo倒le了Fell, Collapsed
  • dǎo倒cāng仓warehouse transfer, stock rotation
  • dǎo倒fú伏lodging, falling over
  • dào倒rù入pour into, empty into
  • dào倒rù入le了poured into, was poured into
  • dào倒chū出pour out, tip out
  • dào倒chū出lái来pour out, spill out
  • dào倒cì刺hangnail, agnail

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Questions about 倒数

What does 倒数 mean in Chinese?

倒数 (dào shǔ) means “countdown, reciprocal, count backward”.

How do you pronounce 倒数?

倒数 is pronounced dào shǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “countdown” in Chinese?

“countdown” is 倒数 (dào shǔ) in Chinese.

How is 倒数 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 倒数, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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