Chinese Conversation · Level 8
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Chinese word
倒下
Pronunciation
Pinyindǎo xià
Meaning
- verbfall down
Example
他突然倒下了。tā tū rán dǎo xià le
He suddenly fell down.
More examples
突然的大风把路边的广告牌倒下了。tū rán de dà fēng bǎ lù biān de guǎng gào pái dǎo xià le
A sudden strong wind knocked over the roadside billboard.
Core concept
A person or object leaves an upright position when balance or support gives way, ending lower or on the ground.
Common phrases
树木倒下shù mù dǎo xià
trees fall down
房屋倒下fáng wū dǎo xià
buildings fall down
因病倒下yīn bìng dǎo xià
collapse from illness
Similar words
摔倒shuāi dǎo: Trip or slip and fall onto the ground.
跌倒diē dǎo: Lose balance and tumble to the ground.
晕倒yūn dǎo: Lose consciousness and fall down.
倒塌dǎo tā: Collapse as a structure loses its support.
Definition in Chinese
向下失去平衡或失去支撑而倒向地面或下方的位置，常指人或物体突然倒去。xiàng xià shī qù píng héng huò shī qù zhī chēng ér dào xiàng dì miàn huò xià fāng de wèi zhì cháng zhǐ rén huò wù tǐ tū rán dào qù
Word origin
倒下 (dǎoxià, "fall down") combines 倒 (dǎo, "fall or topple") with 下 (xià, "down"), making the downward direction explicit.
Usage tips
- As an intransitive verb, it takes the person or object that goes down as its subject; a separate phrase names any cause.