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V Move Upside 倒  ³dào ①Invert Backward Place

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 ³dào v. ①invert; move backward; place upside down | Wǎng hòu ∼. Back up a bit.  火车~回去了。The train backed up

②pour | Bǎ lājī ∼ le. Please throw out the garbage.  ~一杯茶  Pour a cup of tea

◆adj. ①back; in reverse order, inverted, reverse  次序~了 reversed order

小孩吧画挂~了The child hung up the picture upside down 

②actually; contrary to what was said/thought

◆adv 1  [indicating sth unexpected]

本想省事,没想~费事了。 We wanted to save ourselves some troubles, but actually we gave ourselves more

2 [indicating contrast]

说的~轻巧,做起来可不容易 That's easier said than done

3 [ indicating concession]

我跟他认识~认识,就是不太熟。Yes, I know him, but not very well

4 [pressing for an answer]

你~是说话呀!  Can't you say something?       你~去不去呀! Do you want to go or don't you?

¹dǎo v. ①fall over; topple | Bié yībiānr ∼. Don't lean to one side. ②collapse ③become hoarse ④exchange; move around; shift | Wǒmen ∼ yīxià zuòwèi hǎo ma? Do you mind changing seats with me? ⑤〈coll.〉 make money doing business

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