倒数

• Pinyin: dào shǔ
• Desglose de hanzi: 倒 = reverse direction; 数 = 米 + 攵 (to count)

Significado

Contar hacia atrás; cuenta regresiva; (como modificador) el último empezando por el final.

Used both as a verb (to count down from a number) and as a modifier in phrases like 倒数第一 (last place, literally counting-backward first). Very common in academic and competitive contexts to describe bottom rankings.

Ejemplos

1. 老师让同学们从一百开始倒数，以此来练习专注力。
2. 他这次考试成绩倒数第二，父母对此十分担心。
3. 春晚现场，全体观众一起倒数，迎接新年的到来。

Guía de uso

Contexto: education, events, rankings

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 倒数第一名。(Last place.)
• 请大家一起倒数！(Everyone count down together!)

Incorrecto

• 他倒数了 without a complement — specify 倒数三秒 or 倒数第几名 to give the statement concrete meaning

Origen e historia

倒 (reverse) + 数 (to count). Together meaning to count in reverse order.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal