Word: 倒 (dǎo) to fall

These are the example sentences using 倒 in the sense to fall. Every sentence using 倒 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 倒 in this sense

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一扇篱笆，两面倒

yí shàn líba, liǎngmiàn dǎo

a single fence panel falls both ways
三条腿的板凳,一碰就倒

sāntiáo tuǐ de bǎndèng,yí pèng jiù dǎo

a three-legged stool: topples at a touch
倒瓤儿的冬瓜，一肚子坏水

dào rángr de dōngguā, yìdǔzi huàishuǐ

a winter melon whose flesh has rotted: a belly full of bad liquid
号令如山倒

hàolìngrúshān dǎo

orders are like a mountain falling
大树砍不倒，小草站不牢

dàshù kǎn bù dǎo, xiǎocǎo zhàn bù láo

a big tree can't be chopped down; a small blade of grass can't stand firm
大风吹倒梧桐树，自有旁人说短长

dàfēngchuī dǎo wútóng shù, zìyǒu pángrén shuō duǎncháng

when a gale topples the parasol tree, bystanders will have their say
小车不倒只管推

xiǎochē bù dǎo zhǐguǎn tuī

as long as the cart doesn't tip over, just keep pushing
很多树被砍倒。

Hěn duō shù bèi kǎn dào.

A lot of trees were cut down.
慢走跌不倒，小心错不了

mànzǒu diē bù dǎo, xiǎoxīn cuò bù liǎo

walk slowly and you won't fall; be careful and you won't go wrong
我是不会被她的诡计骗倒的。

Wǒ shì búhuì bèi tā de guǐjì piàn dào de.

I refuse to be taken in by her guile.
所有苹果树都被砍倒了。

Suǒyǒu píngguǒ shù dōu bèi kǎn dàole.

All the apple trees were cut down.
按倒牛头喝水，办不到

àn dǎo niútóu hēshuǐ, bànbúdào

Pushing down an ox's head to drink: can't be done
按倒葫芦起了瓢，顾了这头儿顾不上那头儿

àn dào húlu qǐle piáo, gùle zhè tóur gùbúshàng nà tóur

Press down the gourd and the ladle pops up: look after this end and you can't tend the other
摔跤也要向前倒

shuāijiāo yě yào xiàngqián dǎo

even when you fall, fall forward
救火踢倒了油罐，火上加油

jiùhuǒ tī dǎole yóuguàn, huǒshàngjiāyóu

putting out a fire, kicking over the oil jar: adding oil to the fire
昨天的台风把树刮倒了。

Zuótiān de táifēng bǎ shù guā dàole.

The tree had been blown down by the typhoon of the day before.
晾衣架被风吹倒了。

Liàngyījià bèi fēng chuī dàole.

The clothes drying rack was blown over by the wind.
树倒在了地上。

Shù dào zài le dìshang.

The tree fell to the ground.
树被风吹倒了。

Shù bèi fēng chuī dàole.

The tree was blown down.
牛有千斤之力，人有倒牛之方

niú yǒu qiānjīn zhī lì, rén yǒu dǎo niú zhī fāng

an ox has a thousand jin of strength, but people have ways to bring an ox down
病来如山倒，病去若抽丝

bìng lái rú shān dǎo, bìng qù ruò chōusī

illness arrives like a mountain falling; leaves like silk being drawn out
离震中近的房子都倒了。

Lí zhènzhōng jìn de fángzi dōu dàole.

The houses close to the epicentre all collapsed.
那棵树随时会倒下来。

Nà kē shù suíshí huì dào xiàlai.

The tree was ready to fall at any moment.
阳台上的晾衣架被风吹倒了。

Yángtái shàng de liàngyījià bèi fēng chuī dàole.

The drying rack on the balcony was blown over by the wind.
龙卷风吹倒了很多房子。

Lóngjuǎnfēng chuī dàole hěn duō fángzi.

The tornado knocked down a lot of houses.