倒
dào
to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
Words with 倒
倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
倒像
dào xiàng
(optics) inverted image
倒映
dào yìng
to reflect (producing an inverted image)
倒数
dào shù
inverse number
倒退
dào tuì
to fall back
排山倒海
pái shān dǎo hǎi
lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
穷困潦倒
qióng kùn liáo dǎo
(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
倒车
dào chē
to reverse (a vehicle)
卧倒
wò dǎo
to lie down
那倒是
nà dào shi
Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization)
醉倒
zuì dǎo
to pass out drunk