推倒

tuīdǎo

verb #12,068

Meanings

1 to push over
2 to overthrow
3 to knock down

Characters

to fall over; to collapse

Examples

HSK 3

风把树推倒了。

Fēng bǎ shù tuīdǎo le.

The wind knocked the tree over.

HSK 7-9

他们推倒了旧围墙。

Tāmen tuīdǎo le jiù wéiqiáng.

They pushed down the old wall.

Tips

usage

Can be used figuratively: 推倒重来 means 'to start over from scratch' (literally 'push down and redo').

Stroke Order

推 tuī

倒 dǎo