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倒

dào

to pour

Usage note

“倒”常用于描述液体的倾倒过程，如喝水时倒水、做饭时倒米等。

dào cháng yòng wù dé miáo huì ròu pǐn de qīng dǎo guòchéng, rú hē shuǐ shí dào shuǐ, zuò fàn shí dào mǐ děng。

"倒" is often used to describe the process of pouring liquids, such as pouring water when drinking or pouring rice when cooking.

Context note

“倒”常出现在厨房、餐厅等日常生活中，如倒垃圾、倒茶水等。

dào cháng chū xiàn cháo guāng jiān, cān tīng děng rì cháng shēn zhōng, rú dào lā jī, dào chá shuǐ děng。

"倒" often appears in daily life settings like the kitchen and dining room, such as dumping trash or pouring tea.

5 examples

我倒了满满一杯水。
wǒ dǎo le mǎn mǎn yì bēi shuǐ。
I poured a full cup of water.
妈妈让我把米倒入锅里。
mā ma ràng wǒ bǎ mǐ dǎo rù guō lǐ。
Mom asked me to pour the rice into the pot.
他不小心把油倒了。
tā bù xiǎo xīn bǎ yóu dǎo le。
He accidentally poured oil.
请小心，别把水倒在地上。
qǐng xiǎo xīn， bié bǎ shuǐ dǎo zài dì shàng。
Be careful, don't pour water on the floor.
我们把果汁倒入杯中。
wǒ men bǎ guǒ zhī dǎo rù bēi zhōng。
We poured the fruit juice into the cup.

5 mini stories

妈妈让我倒水给爸爸喝。我倒了半杯。
mā ma ràng wǒ dǎo shuǐ gěi bà ba hē。 wǒ dǎo le bàn bēi。
Mom asked me to pour water for Dad to drink. I poured half a cup.
晚上睡觉前，我把热水倒入保温瓶里。
wǎn shàng shuì jiào qián， wǒ bǎ rè shuǐ dǎo rù bǎo wēn píng lǐ。
Before going to bed at night, I poured hot water into the thermos.
我倒了满满一杯茶，递给爷爷。
wǒ dǎo le mǎn mǎn yì bēi chá， dì gěi yé ye。
I poured a full cup of tea and gave it to Grandpa.
不小心把牛奶倒了，妈妈让我再买一瓶。
bù xiǎo xīn bǎ niú nǎi dǎo le， mā ma ràng wǒ zài mǎi yì píng。
I accidentally spilled the milk, Mom asked me to buy another bottle.
我把果汁倒入杯中，加了一点水稀释。
wǒ bǎ guǒ zhī dǎo rù bēi zhōng， jiā le yì diǎn shuǐ xī shì。
I poured the fruit juice into the cup and added a little water to dilute it.

Mini dialogue

口渴喝水

A
我口渴了。
Wǒ kǒukě le.
I'm thirsty.
B
我来给你倒一杯水。
Wǒ lái gěi nǐ dào yī bēi shuǐ.
Let me pour you a glass of water.

帮忙倒垃圾

A
你可以帮忙倒垃圾吗？
Nǐ kěyǐ bāngmáng dào lājī ma?
Can you help take out the trash?
B
好的，我先把垃圾桶里的东西倒掉。
Hǎo de, wǒ xiān bǎ lājītǒng lǐ de dōngxi dào diào.
Okay, I'll first pour out the things in the trash can.

Related words and contrasts

related
倒水
dào shuǐ
to pour water

A common phrase using '倒' to mean pouring a liquid.

related
倒垃圾
dào lājī
to take out the trash

Here '倒' means to dispose of or empty out.

contrast
摔倒
shuāidǎo
to fall down

Uses '倒' with a different meaning: to topple or fall over.

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