倒计时 (dào jì shí): to count down; countdown

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to count down; countdown
Characters: 3
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to count down
countdown

Chinese explanation

从某个较高的数字开始，按顺序依次递减地数到零，通常用于表示某个重要时刻或事件即将到来。例如发射火箭前的倒计时，或者新年到来前的倒计时。

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

to fall

HSK 7

to calculate

HSK 2

oclock

Example sentences

At the New Year's Eve gala, as the New Year countdown entered the final ten seconds, the entire audience counted aloud together, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

The countdown to the end of the exam had already begun, so he hurriedly filled in random answers for the questions he hadn't finished.

The family members outside the operating room watched the countdown on the screen, silently praying that the surgery would go smoothly and successfully.

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