dào
shǔ

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 倒数

倒数 means to count backwards; to count down. Pronounced dào shǔ. HSK 7-9.

  • to count backwards; to count down

Definitions & Examples

Xīn
nián
lái
lín
shí
 
jiā
dào
shǔ
 

When the New Year approaches, everyone counts down together.

sài
kāi
shǐ
qián
 
cái
pàn
ràng
xuǎn
shǒu
men
dào
shǔ
sān
miǎo
 

Before the race starts, the referee asks the contestants to count down from three.

zài
bān
shàng
pái
dào
shǔ
míng
 

He ranks last in his class.