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倒置
dàozhì
1. to invert
Uncommon • Top 32%

Character Breakdown

倒
dào
to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
HSK 4 10 丶
置
zhì
to lay out, to place, to set aside
HSK 5 13 丶

Compound Words (2)

本末倒置
běnmòdàozhì
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
轻重倒置
qīngzhòngdàozhì
to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
26,991 of 84,292