颠倒 顛倒
颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ din1 dou2 HSK 7-9
- to turn upside down
- to reverse
- back to front
- confused
- deranged
- crazy
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颠 顛
- 颠覆 顛覆 diān fù ㄉㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˋ din1 fuk1 to topple (i.e. knock over)
- 颠儿 顛兒 diān r ㄉㄧㄢ ㄦ din1 ji4 (Beijing dialect) to skedaddle; to make oneself scarce
- 颠峰 顛峰 diān fēng ㄉㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ din1 fung1 variant of 巅峰
- 颠沛 顛沛 diān pèi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄆㄟˋ din1 pui3 to fall over; to stumble
- 颠狂 顛狂 diān kuáng ㄉㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄤˊ din1 kwong4 demented
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- 颠球 顛球 diān qiú ㄉㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡˊ din1 kau4 to juggle a soccer ball (i.e. keep it in the air using feet, thighs, head etc)
- 颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ ㄉㄧㄢ ㄅㄛˇ din1 bo2 to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence)
- 颠茄 顛茄 diān qié ㄉㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄝˊ din1 ke2 deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
- 颠踣 顛踣 diān bó ㄉㄧㄢ ㄅㄛˊ din1 baak6 to fall down
- 颠连 顛連 diān lián ㄉㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄢˊ din1 lin4 illogical
- 颠颠 顛顛 diān diān ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄧㄢ din1 din1 glad and diligent
- 不列颠 不列顛 Bù liè diān ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄢ bat1 lit6 din1 Britain
- 野颠茄 野顛茄 yě diān qié ㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄝˊ je5 din1 ke2 deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
- 颠儿面 顛兒面 diān r miàn ㄉㄧㄢ ㄦ ㄇㄧㄢˋ din1 ji4 min6 to lose face
- 颠覆罪 顛覆罪 diān fù zuì ㄉㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ din1 fuk1 zeoi6 crime of incitement to overthrow the state
- 大不列颠 大不列顛 Dà Bù liè diān ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄢ daai6 bat1 lit6 din1 Great Britain
- 屁颠屁颠 屁顛屁顛 pì diān pì diān ㄆㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢ ㄆㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢ pei3 din1 pei3 din1 lit. jolting buttocks
- 乐颠了馅 樂顛了餡 lè diān le xiàn ㄌㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄢ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄒㄧㄢˋ lok6 din1 liu5 haam2 ecstatic; overjoyed
- 流离颠沛 流離顛沛 liú lí diān pèi ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧˊ ㄉㄧㄢ ㄆㄟˋ lau4 lei4 din1 pui3 destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means
- 神魂颠倒 神魂顛倒 shén hún diān dǎo ㄕㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ san4 wan4 din1 dou2 lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
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
- 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
- 倒休 dǎo xiū ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄡ dou3 jau1 to shift holidays, taking a weekday off
Idioms with these characters
- 颠倒黑白 顛倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊ din1 dou2 hak1 baak6 lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
- 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ din1 dou2 si6 fei1 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
- 颠沛流离 顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí ㄉㄧㄢ ㄆㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧˊ din1 pui3 lau4 lei4 homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight
- 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
- 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3 lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
- 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄧ ㄆㄚˊ dou2 daa2 jat1 paa4 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西游记; fig. to counterattack
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- 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕ dou3 hang4 jik6 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ dou3 jyun4 zi1 gap1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ dou3 jyun4 zi1 ngai4 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 东倒西歪 東倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄞ dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
Example sentences
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她 被 他 迷 得 神魂颠倒 神魂顛倒 。
She's completely crazy about him.
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高 岛 島 平时 平時 虽然 雖然 一 副 很 帅气 帥氣 的 样子 樣子 ， 但是 在 他 女友 面前 却是 卻是 一 副 神魂颠倒 神魂顛倒 的 样子 樣子 。
Gao Dao is usually really suave, but he seems completely smitten in front of his girlfriend.
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