dào

HSK 2
common
verb
adverb

Meaning of

倒 means to be upside down; to reverse order; opposite; reverse. Pronounced dào. HSK 2.

  • to be upside down; to reverse order
  • opposite; reverse
  • to reverse; to move backward

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

biān
de
liǔ
shù
zài
shuǐ
miàn
shàng
xíng
chéng
le
měi
de
dào
yǐng
 

The willows by the lake form beautiful reflections on the water surface.

Yīn
guǒ
bào
yìng
 
zhòng
è
yīn
è
guǒ
 
zhēn
shì
dào
guǒ
wéi
yīn
le
 

Karma is real, planting evil seeds and harvesting evil fruits is truly confusing cause and effect.

shū
de
shùn
fàng
dào
le
 
yīng
gāi
cóng
zuǒ
dào
yòu
bǎi
 

You put the books in the wrong order, you should arrange them from left to right.

Zhè
huà
guà
dào
le
 
gǎn
jǐn
tiáo
zhěng
xià
 

This painting is hung upside down, please fix it right away.

dào
le
 
kàn
fǎn
le
 

He held the calendar upside down and read the date backwards.