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颠倒

diān dǎo · dian dao

Traditional 顛倒

Meaning

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2 examples

他(tā)把(bǎ)书(shū)拿(ná)颠(diān)倒(dǎo)了(le)，却(què)一(yì)直(zhí)没(méi)有(yǒu)发(fā)现(xiàn)。

He was holding the book upside down but never noticed.

这(zhè)两(liǎng)个(gè)字(zì)的(de)位(wèi)置(zhi)颠(diān)倒(dǎo)了(le)，意(yì)思(si)就(jiù)完(wán)全(quán)不(bù)同(tóng)。

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