dǎo

All readings
Source form: 倒
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f48a85eae9927f5d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

倒 倒 [dao3] /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/

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dào

All readings
Source form: 倒
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-18556813e2083668. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

倒 倒 [dao4] /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/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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