倒
dǎo
Meaning
- 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
Example sentences
那棵树随时会倒下来。
那棵樹隨時會倒下來。
nà kē shù suí shí huì dǎo xià lái。
That tree could fall down at any moment.
暴风雨过后，那条路被倒下来的树拦住了。
暴風雨過後，那條路被倒下來的樹攔住了。
bào fēng yǔ guò hòu， nà tiáo lù bèi dǎo xià lái de shù lán zhù le。
After the storm, the road was blocked by fallen trees.
我家里有个老年人突然倒在地上，大概是中风了。
我家裏有個老年人突然倒在地上，大概是中風了。
wǒ jiā lǐ yǒu gè lǎo nián rén tū rán dǎo zài dì shàng， dà gài shì zhòng fēng le。
An elderly person in my family suddenly collapsed to the ground; it's probably a stroke.