倒数

dào shǔ

HSK 7 verb

Meaning 释义

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
to count down
from the bottom (lines on a page)
from the back (rows of seats)

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In real sentences 真实例句

他tā是shì倒数dàoshǔ第dì三sān个gè到dào的de。

He was the last but two to arrive.

Tatoeba #787210

她tā总是zǒngshì在zài班上bānshàng拿ná倒数dàoshǔ第一dìyī。

She is always at the bottom of the class.

Tatoeba #8686673

开始kāishǐ发射fāshè倒数dàoshǔ。

Begin the launch countdown.

Tatoeba #13206704

我wǒ是shì倒数dàoshǔ第二dì'èr个gè得知dézhī这个zhège坏huài消息xiāoxi的de。

I was the second to last person to hear the bad news.

Tatoeba #1856766

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Related words 相关词

棒 bàng HSK 4 酒 jiǔ HSK 3 倒 dǎo HSK 4 醒 xǐng HSK 4 撒谎 sā huǎng HSK 7 秒 miǎo HSK 4 酒吧 jiǔ bā HSK 5 拒绝 jù jué HSK 4

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