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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 倒叙
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 倒叙 | dào xù | - to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning - to flash back - flashback (in a novel, movie etc) |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 58,030 | 79,504 | 51,448 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 倒 | dǎo | - to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally - to fail; to go bankrupt - to overthrow - to change (trains or buses) - to move around - to resell at a profit |
| 倒 | dào | - to invert; to place upside down or frontside back - to pour out - to tip out; to dump - inverted; upside down; reversed - to go backward - contrary to what one might expect; but; yet |
| 叙 | xù | - variant of 敘|叙[xu4] |
| 叙 | xù | - abbr. for Syria 敘利亞|叙利亚[Xu4 li4 ya4] |
| 叙 | xù | - to narrate - to chat |
Other Words Containing 倒叙
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 倒叙 | - | - | 58,030 | 79,504 | 51,448 |