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)

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page); from the back (rows of seats)
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

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HSK 5

to fall

HSK 5

to count

The teacher asked us to count backwards from one hundred to one to practice mental arithmetic.

On New Year's Eve, everyone counted down together to welcome the arrival of the New Year.

Before the race started, the referee counted down five numbers, and the contestants took their positions.

Astronauts need to be proficient at counting backwards from ten to zero during space missions.

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