倒计时

dào jì shí

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb

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Definitions

1. to count down
2. countdown

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 计时 jì shí 计时 jì shí to measure time 倒计时是一种计时方式，指逆向计算剩余时间: to measure time

Synonyms

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• 倒数 dào shǔ 倒数 dào shǔ to count backwards (from 10 down to 0) 都可表示从大到小计算数字，但'倒数'是通用词，'倒计时'特指计算时间: to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)

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Common mistakes

倒计时是 verb-object phrase, can be split: 倒着计时, 倒了计时.

Example Sentences

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新年 倒计时 开始了！

The New Year countdown has started!

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Child Words of 倒计时

• 倒 倒 dǎo: to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
• 倒 倒 dào: to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
• 时 时 shí: o'clock
• 计 计 jì: to calculate
• 计时 计时 jì shí: to measure time