倒
数

To count backwards (from 10 down to 0) in Chinese: 倒数 (dào shǔ)

dào shǔ

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 倒數1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
  2. 2to count down
  3. 3from the bottom (lines on a page)
  4. 4from the back (rows of seats)

Stroke order

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倒
数

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄠˋ

dào

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄨˇ

shǔ

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

倒数

Simplified

倒數

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他这次考试成绩是全班倒数第一。

    tā zhè cì kǎo shì chéng jì shì quán bān dào shǔ dì yī。

    His exam score this time was dead last in the whole class.

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Related words

倒

dǎo

to fall

数

shù

number

数学

shù xué

mathematics

数量

shù liàng

amount

数字

shù zì

numeral

倒霉

dǎo méi

to have bad luck

数据

shù jù

data

数码

shù mǎ

number

无数

wú shù

countless

多数

duō shù

majority

分数

fēn shù

(exam) grade

人数

rén shù

number of people

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