倒 ⇒
倒 dǎo/dào, to fall/to collapse/to lie horizontally/to overthrow/to fail/to go bankrupt/to c...
倒霉 dǎoméi, to have bad luck/to be out of luck
倒数 dàoshǔ/dàoshù, [倒數], to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)/to count down/from the bottom (lines on a...
倒下 dǎoxià, to collapse/to topple over
摔倒 shuāidǎo, to fall down/to slip and fall/to throw sb to the ground
倒是 dàoshi, contrary to what one might expect/actually/contrariwise/why don't you
打倒 dǎdǎo, to overthrow/to knock down/Down with ... !
击倒 jīdǎo, [擊倒], to knock down/knocked down
颠倒 diāndǎo, [顛倒], to turn upside down/to reverse/back to front/confused/deranged/crazy
晕倒 yūndǎo, [暈倒], to faint/to swoon/to black out/to become unconscious
跌倒 diēdǎo, to tumble/to fall/fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business)
昏倒 hūndǎo, to faint
绊倒 bàndǎo, [絆倒], to trip/to stumble
倒塌 dǎotā, to collapse (of building)/to topple over
倒闭 dǎobì, [倒閉], to go bankrupt/to close down
倾倒 qīngdǎo/qīngdào, [傾倒], to topple over/to greatly admire, to dump/to pour/to empty out
吓倒 xiàdǎo, [嚇倒], to be frightened
推倒 tuīdǎo, to push over/to overthrow
卧倒 wòdǎo, [臥倒], to lie down/to drop to the ground
压倒 yādǎo, [壓倒], to overwhelm/to overpower/overwhelming
倒车 dǎochē/dàochē, [倒車], to change buses, trains etc, to reverse (a vehicle)/to drive backwards
倒退 dàotuì, to fall back/to go in reverse
倒流 dàoliú, to flow backwards/reverse flow
扳倒 潦倒 liáodǎo, disappointed/frustrated/dejected
帮倒忙 bāngdàománg, [幫倒忙], to be more of a hindrance than a help
病倒 bìngdǎo, to fall ill/to be stricken with an illness
拉倒 lādǎo, to pull down/(coll.) to let it go/to drop it
倒影 dàoyǐng, inverted image/reversed image (e.g. upside down)
反倒 fǎndào, but on the contrary/but expectedly
倒卖 dǎomài, [倒賣], to resell at a profit/to speculate
倒立 dàolì, a handstand/to turn upside down/to stand on one's head/upside down
倒转 dàozhuǎn, [倒轉], to make an about-turn/to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc/to turn t...
难倒 nándǎo, [難倒], to baffle/to confound/to stump
拜倒 bàidǎo, to prostrate oneself/to fall on one's knees/to grovel
倒好 倒胃口 dǎowèikǒu, to spoil one's appetite/fig. to get fed up with sth
倒不如 倒戈 dǎogē, to change sides in a war/turncoat
撞倒 zhuàngdǎo, to knock down/to knock over/to run over (sb)
倒彩 dàocǎi, adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate appla...
跪倒 guìdǎo, to kneel down/to sink to one's knees/to grovel
倒台 dǎotái, [倒臺], to overthrow/downfall/to fall from power/to go bankrupt
倒入 翻箱倒柜 fānxiāngdǎoguì, [翻箱倒櫃], to overturn trunks and boxes/to make a thorough search (idiom)
躺倒 驳倒 bódǎo, [駁倒], to refute/to demolish (an argument, theory etc)
一边倒 yībiāndǎo, [一邊倒], to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side/to support unconditionally
翻江倒海 fānjiāngdǎohǎi, lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)/fig. overwhelming/earth-shattering/in a...
倒贴 dàotiē, [倒貼], to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taki...
东倒西歪 dōngdǎoxīwāi, [東倒西歪], to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)/to sway/(of buildings etc) to lean ...
倒挂 dàoguà, [倒掛], lit. to hang upside down/fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing an...
本末倒置 běnmòdàozhì, lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect/to stres...
颠倒黑白 diāndǎohēibái, [顛倒黑白], lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately/to mis...
倒掉 倒水 颠倒是非 diāndǎoshìfēi, [顛倒是非], to invert right and wrong
不倒翁 bùdǎowēng, roly-poly toy/tilting doll/tumbler
倒手 dǎoshǒu, to shift from one hand to the other/to change hands (of merchandise)
倒置 dàozhì, to invert
倒腾 dǎoteng, [倒騰], to move/to shift/to exchange/to buy and sell/peddling
倒算 倒像 dàoxiàng, inverted image/reversed image (e.g. upside down)
倒叙 dàoxù, [倒敘], to flash back/flashback (in a novel, movie etc)
倒刺 dàocì, barb/barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
倒扣 倒灌 dàoguàn, to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc)/reverse flow/to b...
栽倒 zāidǎo, to take a fall
倒映 dàoyìng, to reflect (producing an inverted image)
倒行逆施 dàoxíngnìshī, to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong/to try to turn back histo...
倒挂金钟 三班倒 sānbāndǎo, three-shift system (work rostering)
排山倒海 páishāndǎohǎi, lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering/fig...
颠来倒去 diānláidǎoqù, [顛來倒去], to harp on/over and over/merely ring changes on a few terms
倒悬 dàoxuán, [倒懸], lit. to hang upside down/fig. in dire straits
官倒 guāndǎo, speculation by officials/profiteering by government employees/bureaucratic turpi...
随风倒 suífēngdǎo, [隨風倒], to bend with the wind
倒爷 dǎoyé, [倒爺], (coll.) a profiteer/(business) wheeler-dealer
开倒车 kāidàochē, [開倒車], to drive in reverse/fig. to take a backward step/retrogressive/trying to turn th...
倒计时钟 倒买倒卖 dǎomǎidǎomài, [倒買倒賣], to buy and sell at a profit/to speculate
倒装 dàozhuāng, [倒裝], inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect)/an...
倒运 dǎoyùn, [倒運], to have bad luck
倒班 dǎobān, to change shifts/to work in turns
退 ⇒
退 tuì, to retreat/to decline/to move back/to withdraw
退出 tuìchū, to withdraw/to abort/to quit/to log out (computing)
退后 退休 tuìxiū, to retire/retirement (from work)
后退 hòutuì, [後退], to recoil/to draw back/to fall back/to retreat
撤退 chètuì, to retreat
退缩 tuìsuō, [退縮], to shrink back/to cower
退役 tuìyì, to retire from the military, sport etc/to demobilize/to decommission/retired fro...
退学 tuìxué, [退學], to quit school
退伍 tuìwǔ, to be discharged from military service
退回 tuìhuí, to return (an item)/to send back/to go back
退休金 tuìxiūjīn, retirement pay/pension
退路 tuìlù, a way out/a way to retreat/leeway
退化 tuìhuà, to degenerate/atrophy
倒退 dàotuì, to fall back/to go in reverse
衰退 shuāituì, to decline/to fall/to drop/to falter/a decline/recession (in economics)
进退两难 jìntuìliǎngnán, [進退兩難], no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapp...
退款 tuìkuǎn, to refund/refund
退伍军人 tuìwǔjūnrén, [退伍軍人], veteran
辞退 cítuì, [辭退], to dismiss/to discharge/to fire
击退 jītuì, [擊退], to beat back/to repel
退步 tuìbù, to do less well than before/to make a concession/setback/backward step/leeway/ro...
退场 tuìchǎng, [退場], to leave a place where some event is taking place/(of an actor) to exit/(sports)...
退货 tuìhuò, [退貨], to return merchandise/to withdraw a product
消退 xiāotuì, to wane/to vanish gradually
退庭 tuìtíng, to retire from the courtroom/to adjourn
退还 tuìhuán, [退還], to return (sth borrowed etc)/to send back/to refund/to rebate
进退 jìntuì, [進退], to advance or retreat/knowing when to come and when to leave/a sense of propriet...
退让 tuìràng, [退讓], to move aside/to get out of the way/to back down/to concede
打退堂鼓 dǎtuìtánggǔ, lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)/fig. to give up/to turn tail
减退 jiǎntuì, [減退], to ebb/to go down/to decline
退却 tuìquè, [退卻], to retreat/to shrink back
隐退 yǐntuì, [隱退], to retire (from society, esp. from politics)/to vanish
退票 tuìpiào, to bounce (a check)/to return a ticket/ticket refund
告退 gàotuì, to petition for retirement (old)/to ask for leave to withdraw/to ask to be excus...
退位 tuìwèi, to abdicate
早退 zǎotuì, to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time)/to retire early (from one'...
退烧 tuìshāo, [退燒], to reduce fever
退税 tuìshuì, [退稅], tax rebate or refund
引退 yǐntuì, to retire from office/to resign
退席 tuìxí, to absent oneself from a meeting/to decline to attend
进退维谷 jìntuìwéigǔ, [進退維谷], no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapp...
退避三舍 tuìbìsānshè, [退避三捨], lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of super...
退隐 退潮 tuìcháo, (of a tide) to ebb or go out
退兵 退伍兵 退居二线 tuìjūèrxiàn, [退居二線], to withdraw to the second line of duty/to resign from a leading post (and assume...
退避 tuìbì, to withdraw
退色 tuìsè, variant of 褪色[tuì sè]/also pr. [tuì shǎi]
退烧药 tuìshāoyào, [退燒藥], antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)
知难而退 zhīnánértuì, [知難而退], to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back ...
败退 bàituì, [敗退], to retreat in defeat
溃退 功成身退 退堂 退换 tuìhuàn, [退換], to replace a purchase/to exchange a purchase
退婚 离退休 不进则退 退职 退走 退稿 劝退 quàntuì, [勸退], to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc)
退守 tuìshǒu, to retreat and defend/to withdraw and maintain one's guard
退党 tuìdǎng, [退黨], to withdraw from a political party
退冰 tuìbīng, to thaw (frozen food)/to bring to room temperature
退器 退伙 病退