Writing
颠倒 (diān dǎo) — how to say "to reverse" in Chinese
颠倒
To reverse, to invert, to turn upside down
verb
Character composition
颠
top, summit; to fall
倒
to fall, to collapse
Radicals / Keys
頁
Leaf
#181 · yè · 9 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
颠倒过来
diān dǎo guò lái
turn upside down
Examples
请不要把事情的顺序完全颠倒过来。
Please don't completely reverse the order of things.
他颠倒了事实。
He reversed the facts.
Frequently asked questions
How to say reverse in Chinese?
"to reverse" in Chinese is 颠倒 (diān dǎo).
颠倒 meaning in English
颠倒 (diān dǎo) means "To reverse, to invert, to turn upside down".
How is 颠倒 pronounced?
It is pronounced diān dǎo (written as dian dao, diandao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to reverse" in Chinese characters?
It is written 颠倒: 颠 has 16 strokes, 倒 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 颠倒?
颠倒 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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