倒數

倒数
dàoshǔ
  1. to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
  2. to count down
  3. from the bottom (lines on a page)
  4. from the back (rows of seats)

CEDICT

Homographs

倒數 dàoshù
  1. inverse number
  2. reciprocal (math.)

Entry Composition

1 倒 dào
  1. to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
  2. to pour out
  3. to tip out; to dump
  4. inverted; upside down; reversed
  5. to go backward
  6. contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
2 數 shǔ
  1. to count
  2. to count as; to regard as
  3. to enumerate; to list