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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倒抽一口气 倒抽一口氣 dào chōu kǒu dao4 chou1 yi1 kou3 qi4to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
6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
7倒钩 倒鉤 dào gōudao4 gou1barb; bicycle kick, or overhead kick (football)
8倒粪 倒糞 dào fèndao4 fen4to turn over manure; fig. to offend others by endlessly repeating unpleasant remarks
9倒反 倒反 dào fǎndao4 fan3instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations)
10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)
11倒掉 倒掉 dào diàodao4 diao4Pour it out
12倒带 倒帶 dào dàidao4 dai4rewind (media player)
13倒刺 倒刺 dào dao4 ci4barb; barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
14倒春寒 倒春寒 dào chūn hándao4 chun1 han2cold snap during the spring
15倒抽了一口气 倒抽了一口氣 dào chōu le kǒu dao4 chou1 le5 yi1 kou3 qi4to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
16倒车挡 倒車擋 dào chē dǎngdao4 che1 dang3reverse gear
17倒车 倒車 dào chēdao4 che1to reverse (a vehicle); to drive backwards
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倒插门 倒插門 dào chā méndao4 cha1 men2to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
20倒彩声 倒彩聲 dào cǎi shēngdao4 cai3 sheng1jeering; booing; catcalls
21倒采 倒采 dào cǎidao4 cai3adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake; variant of 倒彩
22倒不如 倒不如 dào dao4 bu4 ru2Rather,
23倒逼 倒逼 dào dao4 bi1Forced by the situation
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