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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 dàodao4to place upside down; to invert; to pour; to throw out; to move backwards; however; actually; as a matter of fact; contrary to expectation
2倒是 倒是 dào shidao4 shi5contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you
3倒退 倒退 dào tuìdao4 tui4to fall back; to go in reverse
4倒立 倒立 dào dao4 li4a handstand; to turn upside down; to stand on one's head; upside down
5倒打一耙 倒打一耙 dào dao4 da3 yi1 pa2lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西游记 ; fig. to counterattack; to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
6倒计时 倒計時 dào shídao4 ji4 shi2to count down; countdown
7倒过儿 倒過兒 dào guò rdao4 guo4 r5the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc)
8倒果为因 倒果為因 dào guǒ wéi yīndao4 guo3 wei2 yin1to reverse cause and effect; to put the horse before the cart
9倒挂 倒掛 dào guàdao4 gua4lit. 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
10倒钩 倒鉤 dào gōudao4 gou1barb; bicycle kick, or overhead kick (football)
11倒粪 倒糞 dào fèndao4 fen4to turn over manure; fig. to offend others by endlessly repeating unpleasant remarks
12倒放 倒放 dào fàngdao4 fang4to turn upside down; to upend
13倒吊蜡烛 倒吊蠟燭 dào diào zhúdao4 diao4 la4 zhu2Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
14倒带 倒帶 dào dàidao4 dai4rewind (media player)
15倒刺 倒刺 dào dao4 ci4barb; barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
16倒春寒 倒春寒 dào chūn hándao4 chun1 han2cold snap during the spring
17倒抽一口气 倒抽一口氣 dào chōu kǒu dao4 chou1 yi1 kou3 qi4to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
18倒座儿 倒座兒 dào zuò rdao4 zuo4 r5the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院
19倒车挡 倒車擋 dào chē dǎngdao4 che1 dang3reverse gear
20倒车 倒車 dào chēdao4 che1to reverse (a vehicle); to drive backwards
21倒插门 倒插門 dào chā méndao4 cha1 men2to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
22倒彩声 倒彩聲 dào cǎi shēngdao4 cai3 sheng1jeering; booing; catcalls
23倒采 倒采 dào cǎidao4 cai3adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake; variant of 倒彩
24倒背手儿 倒背手兒 dào bèi shǒu rdao4 bei4 shou3 r5erhua variant of 倒背手
25倒背手 倒背手 dào bèi shǒudao4 bei4 shou3with one's hands behind one's back

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