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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


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

Usage


请 不要 把 杯子 颠倒。

Please do not turn the cup upside down.

他 把 照片 颠倒 了。

He turned the photo upside down.

这 本 书 被 颠倒 放着。

This book is placed upside down.

孩子 把 箱子 颠倒 过来。

The child turned the box upside down.

我 不 小心 把 画 颠倒 挂 了。

I accidentally hung the picture upside down.