# 倒计时 (dàojìshí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 倒计时 (dàojìshí) means “countdown; to count down”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: countdown; to count down
- Pinyin: dàojìshí (dao4 ji4 shi2)
- Traditional: 倒計時
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 考试已经进入了倒计时。
  Kǎoshì yǐjīng jìnrùle dàojìshí.
  The exam has entered the final countdown.

## Characters

- [倒](https://hanziro.com/word/dao-actually-however/) (dào): (adv.) actually, however; to pour
- [计](https://hanziro.com/word/ji-count/) (jì): to count; plan
- [时](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-time/) (shí): time; hour

https://hanziro.com/word/dao-ji-shi-countdown/

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