倒
dàodǎo HSK2

fall over

倒 dào frequency
pour verb
to empty out, tip out, or dump contents from a container

请帮我倒一杯水。

qǐng bāng wǒ dào yī bēi shuǐ.

Please pour me a glass of water.

contrary adverb
used as an adverb to indicate a contrast, an unexpected situation, or a concession

我倒觉得这个主意不错。

wǒ dào jué​de zhè gè zhǔ​yi bù​cuò.

Actually, I think this is a pretty good idea.

go backward verb
to move in a backward direction; to reverse a vehicle

人太多了，请大家往后倒几步，空出一点位置。

rén tài duō le, qǐng dà​jiā wǎng​hòu dào jǐ bù, kōng​chū yī​diǎn wèi​zhi.

It's too crowded; please back up a few steps to make some room.

adjust verb
to adjust or shift (e.g., physiological time, schedule, or habits) to a new state or situation

我还没倒过时差来。

wǒ hái méi dào guo shí​chā lái.

I haven't gotten over the jet lag yet.

invert verb
to place upside down or frontside back; to be in a reversed or inverted position

这幅画挂倒了。

zhè fú huà guà dào le.

This painting is hung upside down.

倒 dǎo
fall verb
to fall down, collapse, or lie horizontally

大树被大风刮倒了。

dà shù bèi dà​fēng guā dǎo le.

The big tree was blown down by the strong wind.

fail verb
to fail, go bankrupt, or be overthrown

那个腐败的政权在起义军的打击下终于倒了。

nà​gè fǔ​bài de zhèng​quán zài qǐ​yì​jūn de dǎ​jī xià zhōng​yú dǎo le.

The corrupt regime finally collapsed under the blows of the rebel forces.

resell adverb
to buy and sell for profit; to resell

他低价买进那批紧缺的零件，再加价倒出去，赚了一笔。

tā dī​jià mǎi​jìn nà pī jǐn​quē de líng​jiàn, zài jiā​jià dǎo chū​qù, zhuàn le yī bǐ.

He bought that batch of scarce parts at a low price and resold them at a higher price, making a tidy profit.

transfer verb
to change (trains or buses) or move things around

去机场要倒两次地铁。

qù jī​chǎng yào dǎo liǎng cì dì​tiě.

You need to transfer subways twice to get to the airport.

Frequency
Character
Written text
608th most common 344.4 per million
Movie subtitles
557th most common 253.5 per million appears in 72% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
181.6 per million appears in 53% of films
Written text
127.4 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Strokes
10
Unicode
U+5012

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)