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.)
dào chē
to reverse (a vehicle)
to drive backwards
dǎo chē
to change buses, trains etc
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
huá dǎo
to slip (lose one's footing)
dǎo xià
to collapse
to topple over
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
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