to reverse; turn upside down; to pour (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
倒 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
到 dào - to arrive; to get to (v.) | HSK 2
Phonetically similar words
刀 dāo - knife (n.) | HSK 4
Examples
他把饮料倒在杯子里。 tā bǎ yǐnliào dào zài bēizi lǐ. - He poured the drink into the cup.
我把水倒进了水壶里。 wǒ bǎ shuǐ dào jìn le shuǐhú lǐ. - I poured water into the kettle.
请把咖啡倒进杯子里。 qǐng bǎ kāfēi dào jìn bēizi lǐ. - Please pour the coffee into the cup.
他把牛奶倒掉了。 tā bǎ niúnǎi dào diào le. - He poured out the milk.
他把饭菜倒掉了。 tā bǎ fàncài dào diào le. - He poured out the food.
Phrases
倒霉 dǎo méi - fall on hard times; have bad luck (adj.) | HSK 5
摔倒 shuāi dǎo - to fall down (v.) | HSK 5
倒闭 dǎo bì - close down; go bankrupt; go out of business (v.) | HSK 6
颠倒 diān dǎo - put upside down; overthrow; transpose (v.) | HSK 6