倒计时

倒計時
dàojìshí
noun HSK 7-9

Meanings

  1. 1 countdown

Characters

Literally 'reverse-count time' - timing backwards to zero.

Examples

HSK 3
Xīnnián dàojìshí kāishǐ le!
The New Year countdown has begun!
HSK 6
Jùlí gāokǎo háiyǒu sānshí tiān dàojìshí.
There are thirty days left on the countdown to the college entrance exam.

Tips

culture
高考倒计时 ('gaokao countdown') is a fixture of Chinese high school life. Many classrooms have a large countdown display showing the days until the national college entrance exam. Students and parents track it obsessively.

Stroke Order

dǎo
shí