Chinese word dictionary

倒叙

dào xù · to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning; to flash back; flashback (in a novel, movie etc)

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Word information

Simplified倒叙

Traditional倒敘

Pinyindào xù

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

倒dào

to collapse, to fall over; to lie down

叙xù

to express, to state; to relate, to narrate

How to learn 倒叙

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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倒闭dǎobì

to go bankrupt; to close down

倒车dǎochē

to change buses, trains etc

倒是dàoshì

contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you

叙述xùshù

to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account

打倒dǎdǎo

to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !

倒霉dǎoméi

to have bad luck; to be out of luck