倒数 meaning in English
to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down
Meaning of 倒数
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
dàoshǔ
- to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
- to count down
- from the bottom (lines on a page)
- from the back (rows of seats)
dàoshù
- inverse number
- reciprocal (math.)
倒数 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
她总是在班上拿倒数第一。
She is always at the bottom of the class.
他是倒数第三个到的。
He was the last but two to arrive.
我是倒数第二个得知这个坏消息的。
I was the second to last person to hear the bad news.
开始发射倒数。
Begin the launch countdown.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
倒 dǎo · to fall · 10 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
数 shǔ · to count · 13 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
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- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
Related words
Words that share a character with 倒数.
| 数字 | shùzì | numeral; digit |
| 大多数 | dàduōshù | (great) majority |
| 人数 | rénshù | number of people |
| 多数 | duōshù | majority; most |
| 少数 | shǎoshù | small number; few |
| 分数 | fēnshù | (exam) grade; mark |
| 数量 | shùliàng | amount; quantity; quantitative |
| 数据 | shùjù | data |
| 无数 | wúshù | countless; numberless |
| 倒闭 | dǎobì | to go bankrupt; to close down |
| 倒车 | dǎochē | to change buses, trains etc |
| 数码 | shùmǎ | number; numerals |
Questions about 倒数
What does 倒数 mean?
倒数 (dàoshǔ) means "to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 倒数?
倒数 is made of 2 characters: 倒 (10 strokes), 数 (13 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 倒数 an HSK word?
Yes. 倒数 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 倒数 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 倒数 is written 倒數.