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倒 [dǎo]

倒 [dǎo]

1. verb fall; topple

我倒在床上就睡着了。

I threw myself down on the bed and fell asleep immediately.

风把树刮倒了。

The gale uprooted the tree.

摔倒

fall over
2. verb collapse; fail

内阁倒了。

The cabinet collapsed.
3. verb close down; go bankrupt; go out of business

这家公司倒了。

The company went bankrupt.
4. verb (of voice) become hoarse

他的嗓子倒了。

He has lost his voice.
5. verb change; exchange

请你们两位把座位倒一下。

Will you two please swop (or change) seats?

倒肩

shift a burden from one shoulder to the other
6. verb move around

地方太小，倒不开身。

There is no room to move around.

倒 [dǎo]

我倒了八辈子霉了。: I couldn't have worse luck. or I'm up to my neck in trouble.
他倒称心如意了，却叫我一人背黑锅。: He got what he wanted and left me in the lurch as a scapegoat.
请你给我倒杯茶。: Please give me a cup of tea.
打击投机倒把活动: crack down on speculation and profiteering
前进(倒) 挡: forward (reverse) gear
内阁倒了。: The cabinet collapsed.
他的嗓子倒了。: He has lost his voice.; 167 more results

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Scene：
亭子倒了 / a pavilion falling down
Examples：
倒下，摔倒，卧倒
Description：
倒 means to fall down. It indicates the transition of an object from standing up to falling down. The falling direction isn't necessarily vertical.

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亭子垮了 / a pavilion collapsing
Examples：
垮塌，拖垮，累垮了
Description：
垮 means to collapse completely. It is often used to mean that somebody is worn down, e.g. 身体垮了.

Scene：
亭子塌了 / a pavilion breaking apart
Examples：
倒塌，塌方，坍塌
Description：
塌 means to collapse or fall down. The difference between 塌 and 垮 is that 塌 can also mean that just a part of the object can break off or fall apart. 塌 can also mean that something sank, e.g. 双颊塌进去了.