Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 倒


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Meaning

to fall, to collapse, to go bankrupt

Pronunciation

dǎo, dào

Explanation

From left: person , get to/reach ( arrow falling back to earth ), knife

Mnemonic

The person reaches the knife and falls into it.

Radicals

person(everybody)
arrive
cut(It is typically at the right side of the character.)
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Vocabulary

打倒 dǎ dǎo to overthrow; to knock down; Down with... !
潦倒 liáo dǎo disappointed; frustrated; dejected
穷愁潦倒 qióng chóu liáo dǎo destitute and troubled; in dire straits
贫穷潦倒 pín qióng liáo dǎo poverty stricken
随风倒舵 suí fēng dǎo duò to trim one's sails with the wind; to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
倒塌 dǎo tā to collapse (of building); to topple over
倒霉 dǎo méi have bad luck; be out of luck
摔倒 shuāi dǎo to fall down; to slip and fall; a throw (in wrestling)
晕倒 yūn dǎo to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious
颠倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately; to misrepresent the facts; to invert right and wrong
颠倒 diān dǎo to turn upside-down; to reverse; back-to-front; confused; deranged; crazy

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