本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3
- lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- to stress the incidental over the fundamental
- to put the cart before the horse
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本
- 剧本 劇本 jù běn ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄣˇ kek6 bun2 script; screenplay; scenario; libretto
- 原本 yuán běn ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇ jyun4 bun2 originally
- 基本 jī běn ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ gei1 bun2 basic
- 影本 yǐng běn ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄣˇ jing2 bun2 copy (of a document)
- 成本 chéng běn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄣˇ sing4 bun2 (manufacturing, production etc) costs
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- 日本 Rì běn ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ jat6 bun2 Japan
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 本事 běn shì ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ bun2 si6 source material
- 本事 běn shi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄕ bun2 si6 ability
- 本人 běn rén ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ bun2 jan4 I; me; myself
- 本位 běn wèi ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄟˋ bun2 wai6 (economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位 "gold standard")
- 本来 本來 běn lái ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ bun2 loi4 original
- 本分 běn fèn ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄣˋ bun2 fan6 (to play) one's part
- 本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 one's native country
- 本地 běn dì ㄅㄣˇ ㄉㄧˋ bun2 dei6 local
- 本子 běn zi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄗ bun2 zi2 book
- 本性 běn xìng ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ bun2 sing3 natural instincts
- 本意 běn yì ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ bun2 ji3 original idea
- 本期 běn qī ㄅㄣˇ ㄑㄧ bun2 kei4 the current period
- 本科 běn kē ㄅㄣˇ ㄎㄜ bun2 fo1 undergraduate course
末
- 期末 qī mò ㄑㄧ ㄇㄛˋ kei4 mut6 the end of a term or semester (in school)
- 末日 mò rì ㄇㄛˋ ㄖˋ mut6 jat6 last day
- 末期 mò qī ㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧ mut6 kei4 end (of a period)
- 周末 週末 zhōu mò ㄓㄡ ㄇㄛˋ zau1 mut6 weekend
- 且末 Qiě mò ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄛˋ ce2 mut6 see 且末县
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- 元末 Yuán mò ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ jyun4 mut6 final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
- 切末 qiè mo ㄑㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄇㄛ stage props
- 唐末 Táng mò ㄊㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ tong4 mut6 late Tang period (9th century)
- 始末 shǐ mò ㄕˇ ㄇㄛˋ ci2 mut6 whole story
- 年末 nián mò ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ nin4 mut6 end of the year
- 微末 wēi mò ㄨㄟ ㄇㄛˋ mei4 mut6 tiny
- 明末 Míng mò ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄛˋ ming4 mut6 late Ming
- 月末 yuè mò ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄛˋ jyut6 mut6 end of month
- 末世 mò shì ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ mut6 sai3 last phase (of an age)
- 末了 mò liǎo ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mut6 liu5 (coll.) final part; last bit
- 末代 mò dài ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄞˋ mut6 doi6 final generation
- 末任 mò rèn ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄣˋ mut6 jam6 (of the holder of an official post which no longer exists) the last (incumbent)
- 末伏 mò fú ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ mut6 fuk6 the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August
- 末儿 末兒 mò r ㄇㄛˋ ㄦ mut6 ji4 powder
- 末子 mò zi ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄗ mut6 zi2 powder
倒
- 倒下 dǎo xià ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dou2 haa6 to collapse
- 倒塌 dǎo tā ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚ dou2 taap3 to collapse (of building)
- 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ dou3 sou3 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 倒楣 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ variant of 倒霉
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- 倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
- 倒车 倒車 dǎo chē ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to change buses, trains etc
- 倒车 倒車 dào chē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to reverse (a vehicle)
- 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ dou2 bai3 to go bankrupt
- 倒霉 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ dou2 mui4 to have bad luck
- 反倒 fǎn dào ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ faan2 dou3 (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- 压倒 壓倒 yā dǎo ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ aat3 dou2 to overwhelm
- 打倒 dǎ dǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ daa2 dou2 to overthrow
- 摔倒 shuāi dǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄉㄠˇ seot1 dou2 to fall down
- 昏倒 hūn dǎo ㄏㄨㄣ ㄉㄠˇ fan1 dou2 to faint
- 晕倒 暈倒 yūn dǎo ㄩㄣ ㄉㄠˇ wan4 dou2 to faint
- 跌倒 diē dǎo ㄉㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˇ dit3 dou2 to tumble
- 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ din1 dou2 to turn upside down
- 倒计时 倒計時 dào jì shí ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˊ dou2 gai3 si4 to count down
- 倒伏 dǎo fú ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˊ dou2 fuk6 (of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
置
- 布置 佈置 bù zhì ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˋ bou3 zi3 to arrange; to set up; to lay out
- 位置 wèi zhi ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄓ wai6 zi3 position
- 安置 ān zhì ㄢ ㄓˋ on1 zi3 to find a place for
- 搁置 擱置 gē zhì ㄍㄜ ㄓˋ gok3 zi3 to shelve
- 放置 fàng zhì ㄈㄤˋ ㄓˋ fong3 zi3 to put
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- 处置 處置 chǔ zhì ㄔㄨˇ ㄓˋ cyu2 zi3 to handle
- 装置 裝置 zhuāng zhì ㄓㄨㄤ ㄓˋ zong1 zi3 to install
- 设置 設置 shè zhì ㄕㄜˋ ㄓˋ cit3 zi3 to set up; to install
- 配置 pèi zhì ㄆㄟˋ ㄓˋ pui3 zi3 to deploy
- 难以置信 難以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ naan4 ji5 zi3 seon3 (idiom) hard to believe; incredible
- 倒置 dào zhì ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ dou3 zi3 to invert
- 偏置 piān zhì ㄆㄧㄢ ㄓˋ pin1 zi3 offset
- 内置 內置 nèi zhì ㄋㄟˋ ㄓˋ noi6 zi3 built-in; internal
- 前置 qián zhì ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓˋ cin4 zi3 to place before
- 外置 wài zhì ㄨㄞˋ ㄓˋ ngoi6 zi3 external (i.e. not built-in 内置)
- 废置 廢置 fèi zhì ㄈㄟˋ ㄓˋ fai3 zi3 to discard
- 建置 jiàn zhì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˋ gin3 zi3 to set up; to establish
- 后置 後置 hòu zhì ㄏㄡˋ ㄓˋ hau6 zi3 to place after (e.g. in grammar)
- 措置 cuò zhì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓˋ cou3 zi3 to handle
- 换置 換置 huàn zhì ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄓˋ wun6 zi3 to swap
Example sentences
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不要 把 本末倒置 。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
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