"countdown" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 倒计时

Definition

从某一数字倒数到零，用来标记某个重要事件（如发射或开始）即将发生的时间。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Countdown”常用于重大时刻，如发射、跨年或比赛，既可指整个倒数过程，也可指倒数口令本身。不用于泛指等待时间。

Examples

The countdown will start at ten seconds.

**倒计时**将在十秒时开始。

We watched the rocket countdown on TV.

我们在电视上观看了火箭的**倒计时**。

The students did a countdown before the race.

学生们在比赛前进行了**倒计时**。

We joined the countdown for the New Year in the city square.

我们在城市广场参加了新年的**倒计时**。

The app shows a live countdown to your birthday.

这个应用显示离你生日的实时**倒计时**。

There was excitement as the countdown hit zero and the fireworks started.

当**倒计时**归零，烟花开始时，大家都很激动。