倒 (pinyin: dào, written "dao" or "dao") means to collapse, to fall over; to lie down. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 倒.
Meaning
to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
Stroke order
倒
Examples
我学了好几年才学会。第一次包出来的,要么破了,要么倒着站不住。
wǒ xué le hǎo jǐ nián cái xué huì. dì yī cì bāo chū lái de, yào me pò le, yào me dǎo zhe zhàn bú zhù.
It took me many years to learn. The first ones I made were either broken open or fell over.
我以为泡茶就是把热水倒在茶叶上,直到那天下午,我才知道自己错了。
wǒ yǐ wéi pào chá jiù shì bǎ rè shuǐ dào zài chá yè shang, zhí dào nà tiān xià wǔ, wǒ cái zhī dào zì jǐ cuò le.
I thought making tea was just pouring hot water on tea leaves, until that afternoon when I realised I was wrong.
一位卖羊肉串的老板看见我着急,问我怎么了。我告诉他后,他立刻拿出手机帮我报警,还给我倒了一杯热水。
yí wèi mài yáng ròu chuàn de lǎo bǎn kàn jiàn wǒ zháo jí, wèn wǒ zěn me le. wǒ gào su tā hòu, tā lì kè ná chū shǒu jī bāng wǒ bào jǐng, hái gěi wǒ dào le yì bēi rè shuǐ.
A vendor selling lamb skewers saw I was anxious and asked what was wrong. After I told him, he immediately took out his phone to help me call the police, and even poured me a cup of hot water.