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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


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.