倒数 倒數
dào shǔ
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page); from the back (rows of seats)
Other reading: dào shù
inverse number; reciprocal (math.)
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她总是在班上拿倒数第一。
Tā zǒng shì zài bān shàng ná dào shǔ dì yī.
She is always at the bottom of the class.
我是倒数第二个得知这个坏消息的。
Wǒ shì dào shǔ dì èr gè dé zhī zhè ge huài xiāo xi de.
I was the second to last person to hear the bad news.