倾 qīng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 顷 a moment
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
倾倒
qīngdǎo
to topple; to pour out; to be captivated by
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 暴雨导致山坡松动，几棵老树相继倾倒在路边。 Bàoyǔ dǎozhì shānpō sōngdòng, jǐ kē lǎoshù xiāngjì qīngdǎo zài lùbiān. Heavy rain loosened the hillside, and several old trees toppled over by the road.
- 厨师把面粉小心地倾倒进大盆里，动作很稳。 Chúshī bǎ miànfěn xiǎoxīn de qīngdǎo jìn dà pén lǐ, dòngzuò hěn wěn. The cook carefully pours the flour into a big basin, with steady movements.
- 她的舞姿太美了，观众无不为她倾倒。 Tā de wǔzī tài měi le, guānzhòng wú bù wèi tā qīngdǎo. Her dancing is so beautiful that every member of the audience is charmed by her.
Related words
- 倾听 qīngtīng to listen attentively
- 倾向 qīngxiàng to tend; tendency
- 倾家荡产 qīngjiādàngchǎn to lose everything; to be ruined financially
- 倾诉 qīngsù to pour out; to confide
- 倾销 qīngxiāo to dump goods; dumping
- 倾斜 qīngxié to tilt; to incline; to slope
- 倒 dǎo to fall over
- 倒 dào to pour
- 倒闭 dǎobì to go bankrupt
- 倒车 dǎochē to transfer vehicles
- 倒车 dàochē to reverse a car
- 倒是 dàoshì actually; on the other hand