How to say “fall over” in Chinese
fall over; change (倒时差)
“Fall over” in Chinese is 倒, dǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
倒 is read dǎo. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 到 dào hints at the sound. Second reading: dǎo, “fall”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “倒”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 倒. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我给你倒一杯茶吧。wǒgěinǐdàoyìbēichábaLet me pour you a cup of tea.
- 我给你倒一杯白酒吧。wǒgěinǐdàoyìbēibáijiǔbaLet me pour you a glass of baijiu.
- 奶奶在楼梯上摔倒2了nǎinaizàilóutīshangshuāidǎoleGrandma fell on the stairs.
- 昨天的大风把树刮倒了。zuótiāndedàfēngbǎshùguādǎoleYesterday's strong wind blew the tree down.
- 他不小心把杯子碰倒2了tābùxiǎoxīnbǎbēizipèngdǎoleHe accidentally knocked over the cup.
- 大风把树刮倒2了dàfēngbǎshùguādǎoleThe strong wind blew the tree down.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “It fell and broke”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fall over” in Chinese?
“Fall over” in Chinese is 倒, pinyin dǎo.
What does 倒 mean?
倒 (dǎo) means “fall over; change (倒时差)”.
How do you write 倒?
倒 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 倒?
倒 is read dǎo. Tones: dǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fall over” in the lesson “It fell and broke”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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