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倾倒

qīng dǎo

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 傾倒

倾倒 (qīng dǎo) means "to topple over; to fall over; to greatly admire; to prostrate oneself before". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 倾倒 means

1. to topple over; to fall over
2. to greatly admire; to prostrate oneself before

Other readings

倾倒 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• qīng dàoto dump; to pour out; to empty out

The characters in 倾倒

• 倾qīngto overturn; to collapse; to lean
• 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow

Sounds the same

Read qīng dǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

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