inverse number in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 倒数 with this easy mnemonic:

Ever since I fell (倒) down the stairs, I've only been able to do inverse counting (数) with numbers.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 倒
• 数

• 倒霉
• 数学
• 倒数
• 人数
• 倒下
• 大多数
• 无数
• 数字
• 数据库
• 数量
• 数据

The reading of 倒数 is dào shǔ.

You can remember how to say 倒数 with this useful mnemonic:

I doubt (dào) this is a permanent problem though, and it should (shǔ) go away slowly.

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