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倒数

Word · 2 readings

to say numbers in reverse order, like ten, nine, eight

Traditional
倒數
dào shǔMain reading · HSK 7–9dào shùRare reading

dào shǔ

dao4shu3Main readingHSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. to say numbers in reverse order, like ten, nine, eight
  2. last or near last, counting from the back or bottom

Examples

  • 我们一起倒数：五、四、三、二、一！

    wǒ men yī qǐ dào shǔ wǔ sì sān èr yī

    Let's count down together: five, four, three, two, one!

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我坐在倒数第二排。

    wǒ zuò zài dào shǔ dì èr pái

    I sit in the second row from the back.

    AI-generated sentence

dào shù

dao4shu4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is dào shǔ.

Meaning

  1. inverse number CC-CEDICT
  2. reciprocal (math.) CC-CEDICT

Characters in 倒数

倒dào数shù
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