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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 倒数

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
倒数 dào shǔ - to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
- to count down
- from the bottom (lines on a page)
- from the back (rows of seats)
倒数 dào shù - inverse number
- reciprocal (math.)

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
- 7 4,209 7,964 3,632

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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
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
shǔ- to count
- to count as; to regard as
- to enumerate; to list
shù- number; figure
- several; a few
shuò- (literary) frequently; repeatedly

Other Words Containing 倒数

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
倒数 - 7 4,209 7,964 3,632