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颠倒

颠倒 diāndǎo

颠倒 diāndǎo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 颠倒 diāndǎo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diāndǎo | dian1 dao3
English translation
to turn upside down
to reverse
back to front
confused
deranged
crazy

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Traditional form

顛倒

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 颠倒 diāndǎo

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diān

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhēn represents the sound. Simplified form of diān .

Phonetic compound

zhēn

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

真页

Number of Strokes

16
dǎo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and dào represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

dào

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻到

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 颠倒 diāndǎo

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战争 zhànzhēng 颠倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi 杀戮 shā lù 残忍 cánrěn Chéng le 美德 Měi Dé

War turns morality inside out: killing and cruelty are virtues.

de 眼睛 yǎnjing 睁开 zhēng kāi le 看到 de 一切都是颠倒 diāndǎo de

His eyes were open and everything he saw was upside down.

zài 这些 zhè xiē 方块 fāng kuài Zhōng àn 顺序 shùnxù 放置 fàng zhì 1 fēn 、5 fēn 、10 fēn 25 fēn de 硬币 yìng bì 一枚目标 mùbiāo shì 颠倒 diāndǎo 这些硬币的顺序

In the squares place a penny, nickel, dime and quarter in that order. The object is to reverse the order of these coins.

bèi 迷得神魂颠倒 shén hún diān dǎo Lián 孩子 háizi dōu pāo dào le 九霄云外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài

He became so besotted with her that even his children were forgotten.

无数 wúshù de 是非颠倒使 shǐ 过去 guòqu de 岁月 suìyuè 伤痕累累 shāng hén lěi lěi

The past has been scarred by countless perversions of justice.

颠倒 diāndǎo Decomposition

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颠倒 diāndǎo Compounds

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