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diān

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Definitions

  1. 1. to fall forwards
  2. 2. top (of the head)
  3. 3. apex
  4. 4. inverted
  5. 5. to jolt

Words Containing 颠

颠连
diān lián

illogical

颠倒过来
diān dǎo guò lái

to invert

颠扑不破
diān pū bù pò

solid; unbreakable

颠覆分子
diān fù fèn zǐ

wrecker; saboteur

不列颠诸岛
bù liè diān zhū dǎo

British Isles

不列颠
bù liè diān

Britain

颠覆罪
diān fù zuì

crime of incitement to overthrow the state

颠簸
diān bǒ

to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence)

神魂颠倒
shén hún diān dǎo

lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love

乐颠了馅
lè diān le xiàn

ecstatic; overjoyed

颠沛流离
diān pèi liú lí

homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight

大不列颠
dà bù liè diān

Great Britain

颠覆
diān fù

to topple (i.e. knock over)

阴谋颠覆政府罪
yīn móu diān fù zhèng fǔ zuì

the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government

颠狂
diān kuáng

demented

颠覆政府罪
diān fù zhèng fǔ zuì

crime of incitement to overthrow the state

跑跑颠颠
pǎo pǎo diān diān

to work hectically

颠茄
diān qié

deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)

颠鸾倒凤
diān luán dǎo fèng

to have sexual intercourse

煽动颠覆国家政权
shān dòng diān fù guó jiā zhèng quán

incitement to subvert state power (criminal charge used to gag free speech)

颠来倒去
diān lái dǎo qù

to harp on

颠倒是非
diān dǎo shì fēi

to invert right and wrong

煽动颠覆国家罪
shān dòng diān fù guó jiā zuì

crime of conspiring to overthrow the state

新不列颠岛
xīn bù liè diān dǎo

New Britain, island of northeast Papua New Guinea

不列颠哥伦比亚省
bù liè diān gē lún bǐ yà shěng

British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada

屁颠屁颠
pì diān pì diān

lit. jolting buttocks

不列颠哥伦比亚
bù liè diān gē lún bǐ yà

British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada

颠沛
diān pèi

to fall over; to stumble

颠颠
diān diān

glad and diligent

颠覆国家罪
diān fù guó jiā zuì

crime of incitement to overthrow the state

野颠茄
yě diān qié

deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)

颠踣
diān bó

to fall down

不列颠战役
bù liè diān zhàn yì

Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)

颠倒黑白
diān dǎo hēi bái

lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately

颠倒
diān dǎo

to turn upside down

颠三倒四
diān sān dǎo sì

confused

不列颠保卫战
bù liè diān bǎo wèi zhàn

see 不列顛戰役|不列颠战役[bù liè diān zhàn yì]

流离颠沛
liú lí diān pèi

destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means