dào
to place upside down
to invert
to pour
to throw out
to move backwards
however
actually
as a matter of fact
contrary to expectation
dǎo
to fall
to collapse
to overthrow
to fail
to go bankrupt
to change (trains or buses)
to move around
to resell at a profit
qīng dào
to dump
to pour
to empty out
qīng dǎo
to topple over
to greatly admire
dǎo tā
to collapse (of building)
to topple over
dào yǐng
inverted image
reversed image (e.g. upside down)
yā dǎo
to overwhelm
to overpower
overwhelming
dào lì
a handstand
to turn upside down
to stand on one's head
upside down
diān dǎo
to turn upside down
to reverse
back to front
confused
deranged
crazy
liáo dǎo
disappointed
frustrated
dejected
dào tuì
to fall back
to go in reverse
dǎo bì
to go bankrupt
to close down
dǎ dǎo
to overthrow
to knock down
Down with ... !
dào shi
contrary to what one might expect
actually
contrariwise
why don't you
fǎn dào
but on the contrary
but expectedly
bù dǎo wēng
roly-poly toy
tilting doll
tumbler
diē dǎo
to tumble
to fall
fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business)
dào guà
lit. to hang upside down
fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods)
to borrow more than one can ever repay
dǎo mài
to resell at a profit
to speculate
tuī dǎo
to push over
to overthrow
dǎo méi
to have bad luck
to be out of luck
dào liú
to flow backwards
reverse flow
dào shǔ
to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
to count down
from the bottom (lines on a page)
from the back (rows of seats)
dào shù
inverse number
reciprocal (math.)
dǎo chē
to change buses, trains etc
dào chē
to reverse (a vehicle)
to drive backwards
pái shān dǎo hǎi
lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
fig. gigantic
of spectacular significance
shén hún diān dǎo
lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
fascinated
captivated
dào yìng
to reflect (producing an inverted image)
jī dǎo
to knock down
knocked down
shuāi dǎo
to fall down
to slip and fall
to throw sb to the ground
bìng dǎo
to fall ill
to be stricken with an illness
yūn dǎo
to faint
to swoon
to black out
to become unconscious
dǎo xià
to collapse
to topple over
huá dǎo
to slip (lose one's footing)
běn mò dào zhì
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
to stress the incidental over the fundamental
to put the cart before the horse
dào zhuǎn
to make an about-turn
to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc
to turn things on their head
dǎo gē
to change sides in a war
turncoat
guì dǎo
to kneel down
to sink to one's knees
to grovel
lā dǎo
(coll.) to let it go
to drop it
dào tiē
to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
dǎo fú
(of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
dǎo tái
to overthrow
downfall
to fall from power
to go bankrupt
dào zhuāng
inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect)
anastrophe
dào xiàng
inverted image
reversed image (e.g. upside down)
bài dǎo
to prostrate oneself
to fall on one's knees
to grovel
liào dǎo
to knock down
to mow down
dōng dǎo xī wāi
to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
to sway
(of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
fān dǎo
to overturn
to overthrow
to capsize
to collapse
dǎo wèi kǒu
to spoil one's appetite
fig. to get fed up with sth
dào chūn hán
cold snap during the spring
diān dǎo hēi bái
lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
to misrepresent the facts
to invert right and wrong
bāng dào máng
to be more of a hindrance than a help
yī miàn dǎo
to be entirely on one side
one-sided
lopsided
partisan
overwhelmingly on one side
dào guàn
to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc)
reverse flow
to back up (sewage)
fān jiāng dǎo hǎi
lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)
fig. overwhelming
earth-shattering
in a spectacular mess
dǎo teng
to move
to shift
to exchange
to buy and sell
peddling
dǎo bān
to change shifts
to work in turns
dào xù
to flash back
flashback (in a novel, movie etc)
wò dǎo
to lie down
to drop to the ground
dào bèi rú liú
to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
dào gōu
barb
bicycle kick, or overhead kick (football)
dào xiàng
phase reversal
phase inversion
Dǎo Biǎn
Taiwan political movement aimed at forcing the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁|陈水扁 over corruption allegations
dào cì
barb
barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
dǎo shǒu
to shift from one hand to the other
to change hands (of merchandise)
diān dǎo shì fēi
to invert right and wrong
tóu jī dǎo bǎ
speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
dào xíng nì shī
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
to try to turn back history
a perverse way of doing things
dào zhuāng jù
inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect)
anastrophe
nà dào shi
Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization)
dào xuán
lit. to hang upside down
fig. in dire straits
dào fàng
to turn upside down
to upend
diān sān dǎo sì
confused
disorderly
incoherent
dǎo yé
profiteer
wheeler dealer
tradesman who buys low and sell high
dào kǔ shuǐ
to pour out one's grievances
dǎo bǎ
to play the market
to speculate (on financial markets)
to profiteer
bó dǎo
to refute
to demolish (an argument, theory etc)
dǎo huàn
to take turns
to rotate (responsibility)
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
dǎo zào
to fall (from power)
in decline
unlucky
dào chā mén
to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
dào kōng
to empty (a bag)
to turn inside out
to turn out
dào dǎ yī pá
lit. to strike with a muck-rake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counter-attack
to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
dào jié
trichiasis (ingrown eyelashes)
jué dǎo
to split one's sides laughing
dào fǎn
instead
on the contrary
contrary (to expectations)
dǎo mǎi dǎo mài
to buy and sell at a profit
to speculate
què dào
but on the contrary
but unexpectedly
hè dào cǎi
to boo or jeer (as a sign of displeasure at an actor)
kāi dào chē
to drive in reverse
fig. to take a backward step
retrogressive
trying to turn the clock back
shù dǎo hú sūn sàn
When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause
Rats leave a sinking ship.
guān dǎo
speculation by officials
profiteering by government employees
bureaucratic turpitude
dǎo xiū
to shift holidays, taking a weekday off
dào zāi cōng
to fall headlong
fig. a disastrous setback
dào chōu yī kǒu qì
to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
dǎo zhàng
dead loan
bad debts
to refuse to pay loan
diān lái dǎo qù
to harp on
over and over
merely ring changes on a few terms
dào xiě
mirror writing
upside down writing
diān luán dǎo fèng
to have sexual intercourse
dǎo cāng
to transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it)
voice breaking (of male opera singer in puberty)
dào guǒ wéi yīn
to reverse cause and effect
to put the horse before the cart
qióng chóu liáo dǎo
destitute and troubled
in dire straits
dǎo tān
to collapse (of building)
dào cǎi
adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
dǎo hǎi fān jiāng
see 翻江倒海[fan1 jiang1 dao3 hai3]
zhú tǒng dǎo dòu zi
to pour beans out of a bamboo tube
to come clean
to make a clean breast of things
dào kāi
to reverse a vehicle
to drive backwards
dǎo nòng
to move (things around)
to buy and sell at a profit (derog.)
pán dǎo
to interrogate, leaving sb speechless
dào chōu le yī kǒu qì
to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
bēng dǎo
to collapse
to crash down
to fall down in a heap
dǎo cáo
to die out (of livestock)
dǎo zhàng
unrecoverable debt
bad debt
to evade debt
qīng zhòng dào zhì
to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important)
lacking a sense of perspective
to put the cart before the horse
dào lì xiàng
inverted image
reversed image (e.g. upside down)
fān xiāng dǎo qiè
to overturn trunks and boxes
to make a thorough search (idiom)
dǎo tì
to take turns (responsibility)
to replace
dào fèn
to turn over manure
fig. to offend others by endlessly repeating unpleasant remarks
jiě mín dào xuán
lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
dào xuán zhī kǔ
lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
dire straits
dào xuán zhī jí
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
dire straits
dào suǒ
locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
dǎo bài
to collapse (of building)
dào xuán zhī wēi
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
dire straits
qīng xiāng dǎo qiè
to exhaust all one has
to leave no stone unturned
to try one's best
nì xíng dǎo shī
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
to try to turn back history
a perverse way of doing things
dào bèi shǒu
with one's hands behind one's back
suí fēng dǎo duò
to trim one's sails with the wind
to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
dào diào là zhú
Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
dào zuò r
the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院[si4 he2 yuan4]
dào guò r
the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc)
dào bèi shǒu r
erhua variant of 倒背手[dao4 bei4 shou3]
suí fēng dǎo liǔ
lit. a willow that bends with the wind
one with no fixed principles (idiom)
dǎo méi dàn r
erhua variant of 倒霉蛋[dao3 mei2 dan4]
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lǘ gān fēi
lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)
fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
zhuàng dǎo
to knock down
to knock over
to run over (sb)
yí shān dǎo hǎi
lit. to move mountains and drain seas
to transform nature
fān xiāng dǎo guì
to overturn trunks and boxes
to make a thorough search (idiom)
nán bù dǎo
not to pose a problem for sb
cannot stump sb
dǎo méi dàn
(coll.) poor devil
unfortunate man
yī biān dǎo
to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side
to support unconditionally
sān bān dǎo
three-shift system (work rostering)
dào xù
reverse order
inverted order
dǎo nong
to move (things around)
to buy and sell at a profit (derog.)
Dǎo biǎn
Taiwan political movement aimed at forcing the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3] in 2006 over corruption allegations
dǎo shí chā
to adjust to a different time zone
dào yān
to have smoke billowing from a fireplace or stove (due to a blockage in the chimney)
nán dǎo
to baffle
to confound
to stump