# 倒数 (dàoshǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 倒数 (dàoshǔ) means “from the bottom or end; to count down”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: from the bottom or end; to count down
- Pinyin: dàoshǔ (dao4 shu3)
- Traditional: 倒數
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Other readings: dàoshù — inverse number; reciprocal (math.)

## Examples

- 他坐在倒数第二排。
  Tā zuò zài dàooshǔ dì-èr pái.
  He sits in the second row from the back.

## Characters

- [倒](https://hanziro.com/word/dao-actually-however/) (dào): (adv.) actually, however; to pour
- [数](https://hanziro.com/word/shu-count/) (shǔ): to count; to count as

https://hanziro.com/word/dao-shu-from-bottom-or/

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