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颠倒
diāndǎo
Description
“颠倒”的意思是上下或前后的位置反了，跟正常的顺序不一样。
"颠倒" means that the positions are reversed upside down or front to back, different from the normal order.
我们也常用它来说事情的对错、黑白被弄反了。
We also often use "颠倒" to say that right and wrong, black and white, are confused.
Meanings
颠倒diāndǎo
to turn upside down; to reverse order
这张照片放颠倒了。
This photo is upside down.
颠倒diāndǎo
to confuse right and wrong
他颠倒黑白，说的都不是真的。
He reverses right and wrong; none of what he says is true.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
颠 (top/overturn) + 倒 (fall/reverse), both suggesting a flipping of position.
- Nuance
often used in the idiom 颠倒黑白, meaning to distort truth deliberately.
In videos
“这个顺序不能颠倒”
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