倒计时

倒計時
dàojìshí
noun HSK 7

Meanings

  1. 1 countdown

Characters

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

Examples

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

Tips

culture
高考倒计时 (gāokǎo dàojìshí, '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

dào
shí