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

Character Breakdown

颠
diān
peak, summit, top; to upset
HSK 6 16 丶
倒
dào
to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (4)

神魂颠倒
shénhúndiāndǎo
lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
颠倒是非
diāndǎoshìfēi
to invert right and wrong
颠倒过来
diāndǎoguòlái
to invert
颠倒黑白
diāndǎohēibái
lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately

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