Word Detail

倒数

dào shǔ

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0), to count down, from the bottom (lines on a page), from the back (rows of seats)

HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

倒数第一。

Dàoshǔ dì-yī.

Last one (counting from the back).

倒数计时。

Dàoshǔ jìshí.

Countdown.

倒数第二。

Dàoshǔ dì-èr.

Second to last.