put upside down; overthrow; transpose (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
顛倒
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他的世界观被彻底颠倒了。 tā de shìjièguān bèi chèdǐ diāndǎole. - His worldview was completely turned upside down.
错误的操作使整个系统颠倒了。 cuòwù de cāozuò shǐ zhěnggè xìtǒng diāndǎole. - The wrong operation turned the entire system upside down.
他颠倒了黑白，说谎话。 tā diāndǎole hēibái, shuō huǎnghuà. - He inverted right and wrong, telling lies.
颠倒的顺序使得这个过程更加复杂。 diāndǎo de shùnxù shǐ dé zhège guòchéng gèng jiā fùzá. - The reversed order made the process more complicated.
房间里的家具被强风吹得颠倒不堪。 fángjiān lǐ de jiājù bèi qiáng fēng chuī dé diāndǎo bùkān. - The furniture in the room was blown into disarray by the strong wind.
Characters
倒 dào - to reverse; turn upside down; to pour | HSK 4
颠 diān - jolt, bump; fall, topple; run while jumping; top, crown |