倒数

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)

中从大的数字开始，按顺序往小的数字数cóng dà de shùzì kāishǐ, ànshùnxù wǎng xiǎo de shùzì shǔ

• wǒmenyīqǐdàoshǔ.

  我们一起倒数。🔊

  Let's count down together.

to count down

中从大的数字往小的数字依次说出来cóng dà de shùzì wǎng xiǎo de shùzì yīcì shuōchūlái

• wǒmenyīqǐdàoshǔ.

  我们一起倒数。🔊

  We count down together.

from the bottom (lines on a page)

中从末尾开始数；逆序计算cóng mòwěi kāishǐ shǔ; nìxù jìsuàn

• qǐngcóngdàoshǔdìèrhángkāishǐdú.

  请从倒数第二行开始读。🔊

  Please read starting from the second line from the bottom.

from the back (rows of seats)

中从后面开始数，与正序相反cóng hòumiàn kāishǐ shǔ、yǔ zhèngxù xiāngfǎn

• wǒmenzuòzàidàoshǔdìèrpái.

  我们坐在倒数第二排。🔊

  We sat in the second-to-last row.

reciprocal (math.)

中一个数被一除后得到的数yī ge shù bèi yī chúhòu dédào de shù

• zhègeshùdedàoshùshìduōshǎo?

  这个数的倒数是多少？🔊

  What is the reciprocal of this number?

inverse number

中一个数乘以另一个数等于一的两个数yī gè shù chéngyǐ lìng yī gè shù děngyú yī de liǎng gè shù