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倒下

dǎo xià · dao xia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to collapse
  2. to topple over
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The long line of blocks

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)排(pái)了(le)一百(yībǎi)块(kuài)积木(jīmù)，从(cóng)桌子(zhuōzi)这头(zhètóu)排(pái)到(dào)那头(nàtóu)。

    I lined up a hundred blocks from one end of the table to the other.

  2. Liangliang

    太(tài)长(cháng)了(le)！如果(rúguǒ)第一(dìyī)块(kuài)倒下(dǎoxià)，会(huì)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    So long! What if the first one falls over?

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)后面(hòumian)的(de)积木(jīmù)都(dōu)会(huì)倒下(dǎoxià)，千万(qiānwàn)别(bié)碰(pèng)它们(tāmen)！

    Then all the blocks behind it will fall over. Whatever you do, don't touch them!

  4. Liangliang

    啊嚏(atì)！对不起(duìbuqǐ)……它们(tāmen)全(quán)倒下(dǎoxià)了(le)。

    Ah-choo! Sorry... they all fell over.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)他(tā)倒(dǎo)下(xià)前(qián)我(wǒ)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)了(le)他(tā)的(de)手(shǒu)臂(bì)。

I caught him by the arm before he could fall.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)棵(kē)老(lǎo)树(shù)在(zài)暴(bào)风(fēng)雨(yǔ)中(zhōng)倒(dǎo)下(xià)了(le)。

That old tree fell down in the storm.

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