Pronunciation

dǎo

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dǎo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 23 English Translations of the word dǎo .

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dǎo | dao3
English translation
to fall
to collapse
to topple
to fail
to go bankrupt
to change (trains or buses)
to move around
to sell
to speculate (buying and selling, also dǎo
> dǎo )
profiteer
to place upside down
to invert
to pour
to throw out
to move backwards
however
actually
as a matter of fact
contrary to expectation
to collapse, to fall over; to lie down

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About dǎo

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

dǎo

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

person

Etymology of dǎo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻到

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

dào

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and dào represents the sound.

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Example sentences using dǎo

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那天 nà tiān dǎo shì hǎo 天气 tiānqì .

The day turned out ( to be ) a fine day.

电影 diànyǐng 结束 jiéshù Hòu qǐng jiāng 盒带 hé dài dǎo huí .

Please rewind the tape at the end of the film.

xiān 糖浆 táng jiāng dǎo zài 上面 shàng miàn ,然后 ránhòu yòng 擀面杖 gǎn miàn zhàng 把糖浆摊 kāi lái .

Pour syrup on it and spread it abroad with a rolling pin.

剧本 jùběn 倒叙 dào xù le lǎo 英雄 yīngxióng de 童年 tóng nián .

The script cuts back to the old hero's childhood.

我们 wǒmen 必须 bìxū 这棵 lǎo shù dǎo .

We shall have to saw the old tree down.

Words with dǎo

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character dǎo in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dǎo to invert dǎo
倒是 dào shi actually倒是 dào shi
倒霉 dǎoméi to have bad luck倒霉 dǎoméi
倒数 dào shǔ to count down倒數
倒下 dǎo xià to collapse倒下 dǎo xià
摔倒 shuāidǎo to fall down摔倒 shuāidǎo
打倒 dǎ dǎo to overthrow打倒 dǎ dǎo
跌倒 diē dǎo to tumble跌倒 diē dǎo
晕倒 yūn dǎo to faint暈倒
倒塌 dǎo tā to topple over倒塌 dǎo tā
颠倒 diāndǎo to reverse顛倒
反倒 fǎn dào but expectedly反倒 fǎn dào
击倒 jī dǎo to knock down擊倒
倒闭 dǎobì to go bankrupt倒閉
倒计时 dào jì shí to count down倒計時
倒退 dào tuì to fall back倒退 dào tuì
倾倒 qīng dǎo to dump傾倒
推倒 tuī dǎo to push over推倒 tuī dǎo
昏倒 hūn dǎo to faint昏倒 hūn dǎo
压倒 yā dǎo to overwhelm壓倒
绊倒 bàn dǎo to trip絆倒
倒车 dǎo chē to reverse (a vehicle)倒車
倒卖 dǎo mài to speculate倒賣
吓倒 xià dǎo to be frightened嚇倒
倒流 dào liú reverse flow倒流 dào liú

dǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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dǎo Decomposition

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