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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
倒數 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
倒數 =
ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ · dàoshǔ
verb — to count down; to count from the back (倒數第二, second-to-last)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

reversed, backwards (倒過來)dào
to count (數一數)shǔ攵 (a hand with a stick) — tapping off the count
倒數,倒過來的倒,數一數的數。
關 · Related
計時dàoshǔjìshía countdown clock — where is heard mostdàoshùsame graph read dàoshù — a reciprocal in maths (1/n)