dào shǔ

Traditional: 倒數

HSK 7–9

倒数 (dào shǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page)”.

Meanings

  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)
Part of speech
verb

Characters in 倒数

倒dǎo · to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally数shǔ · to count

Related words

倒to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally倒to invert; to place upside down or frontside back数to count数number; figure数(literary) frequently; repeatedly大多数(great) majority数字numeral数据data倒霉to have bad luck数学mathematics无数countless数据库(computing) database

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