HSK 4 HSK C2/W2/V2/V2
Correct

倒

/ dǎo / 
Strokes

Definition

to fall/to collapse/to lie horizontally/to overthrow/to fail/to go bankrupt/to change (trains or buses)/to move around/to resell at a profit

Example

As a Verb

fall over; topple

1
Yóuyú
由于
tōugōngjiǎnliào
偷工减料
  
,
qiáo
桥
jiànchéng
建成
bùjiǔ
不久
jiù
就
dǎo
倒
le
了
  
。

The jerry-built bridge toppled over soon after its completion.

2
Yī
一
cháng
场
jùfēng
飓风
bǎ
把
lùbiān
路边
nā
那
kē
棵
dàshù
大树
guā
刮
dǎo
倒
le
了
  
。

A hurricane toppled the big tree on the roadside.

3
Dǎo
倒
zài
在
tā
他
de
的
huáilǐ
怀里

sink into his arms

As a Verb

fail; collapse

As a Verb

overthrow; bring down

As a Verb

be spoiled; malfunction