颠倒

diān dǎo

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to turn upside down
2. to reverse
3. back to front
4. confused
5. deranged
6. crazy

Word relationships

Related words

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• 翻转 fān zhuǎn 翻转 fān zhuǎn to roll 用于指物体上下或前后翻转: to roll
• 混淆 hùn xiáo 混淆 hùn xiáo to obscure 用于指抽象概念或对错被颠倒: to obscure

Synonyms

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• 倒置 dào zhì 倒置 dào zhì to invert 用于指物体或位置被颠倒: to invert

Usage notes

Common mistakes

颠倒只表示‘反过来’，不直接表达‘错误’；混淆则可以表示把事物搞错或分辨不清。

Formality

颠倒多用于书面或正式表达；口语中常替换为‘倒过来’或‘反过来’。

Example Sentences

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他把照片 颠倒 了。

He put the photo upside down.

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Words Containing 颠倒

• 神魂颠倒 神魂颠倒 shén hún diān dǎo: lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
• 颠倒是非 颠倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi: to invert right and wrong
• 颠倒过来 颠倒过来 diān dǎo guò lái: to invert
• 颠倒黑白 颠倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái: lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately

Child Words of 颠倒

• 倒 倒 dǎo: to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
• 倒 倒 dào: to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
• 颠 颠 diān: top (of the head)