倒胃口

dǎo wèikǒu

verb #21,910

Meanings

1 to spoil one's appetite
2 to be put off
3 to find something disgusting or off-putting

Characters

to overturn/to reverse

Examples

HSK 3

饭前说这种话真让人倒胃口。

Fànqián shuō zhè zhǒng huà zhēn ràng rén dǎo wèikǒu.

Saying things like that before a meal is really off-putting.

HSK 5

他的行为真让我倒胃口。

Tā de xíngwéi zhēn ràng wǒ dǎo wèikǒu.

His behavior really turns my stomach.

HSK 6

这个消息让她顿时倒了胃口。

Zhège xiāoxi ràng tā dùnshí dǎo le wèikǒu.

The news instantly killed her appetite.

Tips

usage

倒胃口 can be used both literally (losing appetite for food) and figuratively (being repulsed by something). The 倒 here is 3rd tone (dǎo, meaning 'to reverse/topple') not 4th tone (dào).

Stroke Order

倒 dǎo

胃 wèi

口 kǒu