颠倒黑白

diān dǎo hēi bái

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

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Definitions

1. lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
2. to misrepresent the facts
3. to invert right and wrong

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Child Words of 颠倒黑白

• 倒 倒 dǎo: to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
• 倒 倒 dào: to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
• 白 白 bái: white
• 颠倒 颠倒 diān dǎo: to turn upside down
• 黑 黑 hēi: black
• 黑白 黑白 hēi bái: black and white
• 颠 颠 diān: top (of the head)