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颠倒

diān dǎo

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to turn upside down
  • to reverse
  • back to front
  • confused
  • deranged
  • crazy

Definition

把上下或前后位置反过来；也指错乱、混乱。

to reverse, to turn upside down; confused.

Usage

常用于描述位置或顺序的颠倒，也用于形容思维混乱或因果倒置。

Often used to describe reversal of position or order, also for confusion or reversed causality.

Examples

  • 1 他把照片颠倒了。 (He turned the photo upside down.)
  • 2 这两个词顺序颠倒了。 (The order of these two words is reversed.)
  • 3 他最近心神颠倒，总是出错。 (He has been confused lately and keeps making mistakes.)
  • 4 你不能颠倒黑白。 (You cannot call white black, i.e., reverse right and wrong.)
  • 5 在游戏中，孩子和父母角色颠倒了。 (In the game, the roles of children and parents are reversed.)

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