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HSK
7-9

to turn upside down

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

dian1dao3 diāndǎo

Meaning


Primary

to turn upside down

Alternatives

turn upside down, to invert, invert, to put upside down, put upside down

Mnemonic


顛倒 To turn upside down something is 倒 to topple it and then to place it back in an 顛 inverted position.

Usage


請 不要 把 杯子 顛倒。

Please do not turn the cup upside down.

他 把 照片 顛倒 了。

He turned the photo upside down.

這 本 書 被 顛倒 放著。

This book is placed upside down.

孩子 把 箱子 顛倒 過來。

The child turned the box upside down.

我 不 小心 把 畫 顛倒 掛 了。

I accidentally hung the picture upside down.