倒 dǎo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 到 to go to, to arrive
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
倒车
dǎochē
to transfer vehicles
Characters in this word
车 chē
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 我在上海倒车。 Wǒ zài Shànghǎi dǎo chē. I transfer in Shanghai.
- 去机场要倒车。 Qù jīchǎng yào dǎo chē. You need to transfer to go to the airport.
- 坐车要倒车。 Zuò chē yào dǎo chē. You need to transfer when taking transport.