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dou3 · dou2

to place upside down · to invert · to reverse

Frequency Band 4

Meanings

dou3

  1. to place upside down
  2. to invert
  3. to reverse
  4. inverted
  5. to move backwards
  6. however
  7. actually
  8. as a matter of fact
  9. contrary to expectation

dou2

  1. to pour
  2. to throw out
  3. to dump
  4. to topple
  5. to overthrow
  6. to collapse
  7. to fail (business)
  8. malfunction
  9. shift
  10. move around
  11. to fall over

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