Chinese Character Dictionary

倒位

dăo wèi

inversion

倒仓

dăo cāng

to transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it)

倒像

dào xiàng

inverted image

倒刺

dào cì

barb

倒反

dào făn

instead

倒吊蜡烛

dào diào là zhú

Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)

倒噍

dăo jiào

to ruminate (of cows)

倒嚼

dăo jiáo

to ruminate (of cows)

倒地

dăo dì

to fall to the ground

倒坍

dăo tān

to collapse (of building)

倒塌

dăo tā

to collapse (of building)

倒写

dào xiĕ

mirror writing

倒帐

dăo zhàng

dead loan

倒带

dào dài

rewind (media player)

倒序

dăo xù

in the reverse order

倒座儿

dào zuò r

the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院[sì hé yuàn]

倒弄

dăo nong

to move (things around)

倒彩

dào căi

adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake

倒彩声

dào căi shēng

jeering

倒影

dào yĭng

inverted image

倒悬

dào xuán

lit. to hang upside down

倒悬之危

dào xuán zhī wēi

lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation

倒悬之急

dào xuán zhī jí

lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation

倒悬之苦

dào xuán zhī kŭ

lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation

倒戈

dăo gē

to change sides in a war

倒戈卸甲

dăo gē xiè jiă

to lay down arms

倒扁

Dăo Biăn

Taiwan political movement aimed at forcing the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁|陈水扁 over corruption allegations

倒手

dăo shŏu

to shift from one hand to the other

倒打一耙

dào dă 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

倒把

dăo bă

to play the market

倒抽一口气

dào chōu yī kŏu qì

to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)

倒挂

dào guà

lit. to hang upside down

倒插门

dào chā mén

to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)

倒换

dăo huàn

to take turns

倒放

dào fàng

to turn upside down

倒败

dăo bài

to collapse (of building)

倒叙

dào xù

a flash-back (in novel or film)

倒数

dào shŭ

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)

倒毙

dăo bì

to fall dead

倒映

dào yìng

inverted reflection in water

倒春寒

dào chūn hán

cold snap during the spring

倒是

dào shi

contrary to what one might expect

倒替

dăo tì

to take turns (responsibility)

倒果为因

dào guŏ wéi yīn

to reverse cause and effect

倒栽葱

dào zāi cōng

to fall headlong

倒楣

dăo méi

variant of 倒霉[dăo méi]

倒槽

dăo cáo

to die out (of livestock)

倒流

dào liú

to flow backwards

倒海翻江

dăo hăi fān jiāng

see 翻江倒海[fān jiāng dăo hăi]

倒灌

dào guàn

to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc)

倒灶

dăo zào

to fall (from power)

倒爷

dăo yé

profiteer

倒班

dăo bān

to change shifts

倒相

dào xiàng

phase reversal

倒睫

dào jié

trichiasis (ingrown eyelashes)

倒空

dào kōng

to empty (a bag)

倒立

dào lì

a handstand

倒立像

dào lì xiàng

inverted image

倒粪

dào fèn

to turn over manure

倒置

dào zhì

to invert