倒 (dǎo) — (verb) to fall, to topple over; (verb) to collapse, to fail, to go bankrupt; (verb) to overthrow (a regime, government)
Definition
倒 (dǎo) covers several senses: physical falling/toppling (the tree fell), business collapse (跟倒闭, 破产 near-synonyms), and overthrowing a regime (跟打倒 near-synonym). The physical sense is most common at HSK 4.
verb
to fallto topple overto collapseto failto go bankruptto overthrow (a regime, government)
Examples
- 倒。Dà fēng bǎ shù chuī dǎo le.The strong wind blew the tree down.
- 。Nà jiā gōng sī dǎo bì le.That company went bankrupt.
- 。Tā men tuī dǎo le nà dǔ jiù qiáng.They pushed down that old wall.
Grammar
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