倒数

dàoshǔ

to count backwards; from the bottom

Dictionary entry

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page)

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数

See it in sentences

大家开始倒数五秒。

Dàjiā kāishǐ dàoshǔ wǔ miǎo.

English

Everyone started counting down five seconds.

他在班里成绩倒数。

Tā zài bān lǐ chéngjì dàoshǔ.

English

His grades rank at the bottom of the class.

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