Chinese symbol for “countdown”
倒计时
dào jì shí
Traditional: 倒計時
to count down; countdown
The closest CC-CEDICT match for countdown is 倒计时 (dào jì shí), defined as: to count down; countdown.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 倒计时.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打倒 | dǎ dǎo | to overthrow; to knock down |
| 倒闭 (倒閉) | dǎo bì | to go bankrupt; to close down |
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | to have bad luck; to be out of luck |
| 倒退 | dào tuì | to fall back; to go in reverse |
| 倒数 (倒數) | dào shǔ | to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down |
| 计划 (計劃) | jì huà | plan; project |
| 设计 (設計) | shè jì | to design; to plan; design; plan |
| 统计 (統計) | tǒng jì | statistics; to count |
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
See also: Japanese symbol for “countdown”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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